Award
National Institute on Aging 11229523
Clarifying the interplay between herpesvirus infection and reactivation, immune responses, APOE genotype, and development of tau-pathology
Recipient
Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public Health
Award Amount
$3,280,861.00
Ceiling
$3,280,861.00
Awarded
September 08, 2025
Identifier
11229523
Research project funded to study the relationship between herpesvirus infection, immune responses, APOE genotype, and tau pathology development related to Alzheimer's disease.
Description
The project aims to evaluate whether viral and bacterial infections during middle and late adulthood trigger tau pathology, a key process in AD development, using longitudinal cohort data and state-of-the-art biomarkers.