Award
NIH Reporter #5U01AG088557-03
PRE3BAD: Preclinical Research on Emerging Environmental Exposures, Brain Aging, and Dementia
Recipient
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Award Amount
$1,934,332.00
Ceiling
$1,934,332.00
Awarded
September 01, 2026
Identifier
5U01AG088557-03
A research project funded by the National Institute on Aging to study the impact of environmental pollutants on brain aging and dementia using mouse models and multi-omic analyses.
Description
This project examines the effect of various pollutants, including wildfire smoke, microplastics, and heavy metals, on neurological conditions and multi-omic pathways leading to neurodegenerative disease. It involves collaborations with major scientific resources and emphasizes early and late-life exposures, intermittent and continuous exposure patterns, and multi-omic pathway analysis.