Award
National Institute on Aging 5R21AG089267-02
Interrogating the protective effect of African APOE alleles on Alzheimer's disease risk through pleiotropy
Recipient
University of Washington, Seattle
Award Amount
$194,375.00
Ceiling
$194,375.00
Awarded
June 17, 2025
Identifier
5R21AG089267-02
NIH grant awarded to study the protective effects of African APOE alleles on Alzheimer's disease risk through genetic and genomic research.
Description
This is a NIH grant project focused on genetic and genomic research related to Alzheimer's disease, involving analysis of APOE haplotypes, ancestry, lipid traits, and inflammatory markers. The project involves bioinformatics pipelines, gene expression, and regulatory data analysis. The award is for a multi-year project starting in September 2024 and ending in June 2027.