Award
NIH Reporter #11368480
Creation of a monkey mini mental state exam (mMMSE) for identifying early cognitive deficits related to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Recipient
University of California at Davis
Award Amount
$714,542.00
Ceiling
$714,542.00
Awarded
July 02, 2026
Identifier
11368480
Grant awarded to develop a monkey-adapted Mini Mental State Exam to identify early cognitive deficits related to Alzheimer's disease and dementias.
Description
A grant award for developing a screening tool for early cognitive deficits in rhesus monkeys related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The project involves developing a high throughput version of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) adapted for monkeys (mMMSE).