2019 - 2022
ICAR Performance Benchmarks
ICAR faculty brought over $63 Million in Extramural Funding FY2022
Investment of $342,571 (FY2019-2022) in pilot funds to UAB researchers already returned $8,822,582 in extramural funding; additional grants worth over $7 million are pending FY2022
ICAR currently has two NIA-Funded Centers — the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Nathan Shock Center
Research on healthy aging flourishes with new partnership between Protective Life Corporation and UAB
Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation and its parent company, Tokyo, Japan-based Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., committed $3.5 million of gifts locally in 2015 when Dai-ichi acquired Protective. The dedication to being part of building a strong community has continued since that time with $25.9 million of community contributions.
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Keep moving and stay connected: tips for taking care of older loved ones during a pandemic
Medical experts from UAB say that, while limiting the amount of exposure to other people is the safest course, there are still ways to lessen feelings of loneliness and decreased activity.
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$4.5 million grant awarded to UAB to continue aging research
The UAB Nathan Shock Center received a $4.5 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Aging to further engage in cutting-edge research focused on comparative bioenergetics and aging.
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Anantharamaiah named to National Academy of Inventors
UAB School of Medicine professor selected for the highest professional distinction for leading academic inventors.
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