News & Events
Breaking News: Ann Arbor celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Kaczorowski Lab at "The Rock"
How one man's rare Alzheimer's mutation delayed the onset of disease
Catherine Kaczorowski is quoted in this article that discusses genetic resilience found in a person predisposed to early-onset dementia could lead to new treatments.
Surjeet Singh Receives Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship Grant
As a recent recipient of the Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship grant, Singh intends to expand upon his interest in memory formation with the goal of finding practical ways to preserve the brain’s function in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
The three-year award will help Singh to investigate the mechanisms of Apoe, a gene with variants known to make some individuals more or less resilient to cognitive decline in AD.
Connecting dietary restrictions and loss of cognitive function
From forestry to neuroscience, Andrew Ouellette’s proclivity for science has earned him a place in the lab. Now, he is helping to discover new connections between life-long dietary restriction and the loss of cognitive function.
Resilience to dementia and Alzheimer's disease
It’s logical to think that preventing or reducing the neuronal protein accumulations associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)—specifically beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles—would be an effective therapeutic strategy. Yet to date, efforts in this area, mostly focusing on reducing amyloid, have yielded very little or no benefit.
The sleep-dementia connection
Kaczorowski of JAX to launch study of genetic factors involved in sleep disturbances in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
A new approach to Huntington's disease
Tracking down genes that confer resistance to Huntington’s could lead to new treatment approaches for a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, and brain aging itself.
JAX Alumni stories: Brianna Gurdon
A conversation with Brianna Gurdon, Summer Student Class of 2018 and Ph.D. candidate in JAX’s Kaczorowski lab.