Award
National Institute on Aging 3UG3AG090558-02S1
Enhancing Alzheimer's-related research in rural South Africa with portable MRI
Recipient
Columbia University, NY, USA
Award Amount
$258,256.00
Ceiling
$258,256.00
Awarded
February 10, 2026
Identifier
3UG3AG090558-02S1
Award for research project to use portable MRI technology to study Alzheimer's disease in rural South Africa, funded by NIH and involving US and South African collaboration.
Description
This project aims to incorporate portable, low-field MRI technology into dementia research in rural South Africa, leveraging existing cohort data and infrastructure to study ADRD biomarkers, cognition, and social determinants. The project is funded by NIH RFA-AG-24-027 and involves collaboration between US and South African scientists.