Sidell-Kagan Foundation continues support of Alzheimer’s research
photo: Markie RamirezPaul Salvaterra
A three-year, $300,000 grant awarded to Paul Salvaterra, Ph.D., professor of neurosciences, by the Sidell-Kagan Foundation enables him to study the underlying genetic factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. The grant will support research into the biological processes involved in the death of brain cells and the breakdown of the connections between them. Founded in 1966, the Sidell-Kagan Foundation promotes research into the causes, treatment and cure of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurological disorders.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation awarded a three-year, $304,887 grant to Joyce Niland, Ph.D., the Edward and Estelle Alexander Chair in Information Sciences, for a data management core Web-based system to support the activities of nPOD (Network for Pancreatic Organ donors with Diabetes).
The Rose Hills Foundation
awarded a two-year, $240,000 grant to City of Hope, continuing its support of the Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy for aspiring scientists. The summer program, which began in 1975, engages scientific curiosity and promotes the potential research careers of promising high school and college students from the San Gabriel Valley, northeast of Los Angeles. The Rose Hills Foundation has supported the program since 2005.
The Weingart Foundation awarded a three-year, $200,000 grant to support the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center, which will provide City of Hope patients and family members services that nurture their physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. The center’s physical space is scheduled to open in the spring of 2008, but many of the center’s programs are already under way.
The March of Dimes awarded a two-year, $150,000 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award to Wendong Huang, Ph.D. Huang, assistant professor in the Department of Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, who studies the developmental genetic changes that can lead to defects in liver function. The Basil O’Connor Research Award supports young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. The March of Dimes funds innovative programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies from birth defects, premature birth and other leading causes of infant death and disability.