2014 - 2019
ICAR Five-Year Performance Benchmarks
Extramural funding for ICAR faculty more than tripled, increasing from $25M to $87M
An investment of $359,5000 in pilot funds to UAB researchers returned $19,055,512 in extramural funding
ICAR has 35 NIA-Funded grants with two NIA-Funded Centers and two competing for NIA funding
Pathogenic Alzheimer’s disease cascade is activated by faulty norepinephrine signaling
Study points to a potential immediate treatment for this devastating disease.
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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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UAB Medicine recognized as Age-Friendly Health System
UAB Medicine joins more than 100 health systems acknowledged as working to make high-quality care for older adults even more tailored to patients’ goals and preferences.
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New target for drug intervention in Alzheimer’s disease identified
Researchers at UAB are looking at the health of brain structures called dendritic spines in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
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