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Westford Retiree Receives National Award for Alzheimer’s Volunteerism
The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® Has Recognized Dennis Chan for the 2020 National Citizen Scientist Catalyst Award® Contact: Pamela Larkin – [email protected], 408-466-5952 Boston, MA (October 22, 2020) – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) has recognized Westford retiree Dennis Chan as the honoree of the National Citizen Scientist Catalyst Award®. The Center for Alzheimer […]
St. Louis Psychiatrist and Diversity Advocate Receives National Award for Volunteerism with Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® Has Recognized Dr. Collins Lewis for the 2020 National Citizen Scientist Cornerstone Award® Contact: Pamela Larkin – [email protected], 408-466-5952 St. Louis, MO (October 22, 2020) – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) has recognized St. Louis psychiatrist Dr. Collins Lewis as the honoree of the National Citizen Scientist Cornerstone Award®. […]
FOUR ALZHEIMER’S CLINICAL TRIAL VOLUNTEERS HONORED WITH NATIONAL CITIZEN SCIENTIST AWARDS® FOR THEIR DEDICATED WORK IN THE SEARCH FOR A CURE
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® National Honorees Include an Advocate with Alzheimer’s Disease, a Doctor with a Family History of Alzheimer’s, a Caregiver and Legislator, and a Retiree in a Clinical Trial Washington, DC (October 22, 2020) – The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) is honoring four Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial volunteers with the 2020 National […]
Barch, Bateman elected to National Academy of Medicine
Randall Bateman, a researcher from GAP-Net site Washington University in St. Louis, is being elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his work in Alzheimers research. Deanna M. Barch, an expert in cognitive and language deficits in psychological disorders, and Randall J. Bateman, MD, a leading Alzheimer’s disease researcher, have been elected to the National Academy of […]
UCSF, UC Davis, UC Irvine, NAPCA, ICAN and Other Community Partners Collaborate to Launch the First Research Registry for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
GAP-Net sites UC San Francisco and UC Irvine are collaborating with the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) to develop a registry for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. How can Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders benefit from scientific research? Researchers at the University of California need you and your community to support the efforts. […]
Rhode Island Hospital Nominates 5 Trial Participants for National Alzheimer’s Awards
GAP-Net site Rhode Island Hospital’s 5 Citizen Scientist Award® nominees were featured on why they became involved in Alzheimer’s research. PROVIDENCE – Five people who have racked up years of participation in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease treatments at Rhode Island Hospital are in the running for national recognition. The hospital’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory […]
Memory Testing is Something You Should Get Done
GAP-Net site, Okanagan Clinical Trials, sent a letter to the editor of a local publication on World Alzheimer’s Day on reasons why you should get involved in a clinical trial. Dear Editor: World Alzheimer’s Day was this week, and Okanagan Clinical Trials wants you to have your memory tested in celebration. While I know it […]
Memory Care Center in Tucson to Benefit from $10 Million Gift to Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
GAP-Net site Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Tucson was gifted $10 million for dementia care and caregiver support. Acharitable $10 million gift has been committed to Banner Alzheimer’s Institute for innovative dementia care and caregiver support for patients and families living with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. There are three institutes in Arizona, including the […]
Finding Support and Reward from Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials
A 2020 Citizen Scientist Award Nominee wrote an opinion piece on her reason for getting involved in Alzheimer’s clinical trials and how her trial was her saving grace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann Bellotti is a former clinical social worker and an Alzheimer’s clinical trial volunteer at the Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center (ADMDC) […]
A Different Type of Public Service: Clinical Trials
Citizen Scientist Nominee, Florida state Representative Matthew Willhite, writes about his mother’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and GAP-Net site, JEM Research Institute. Before she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, my mom was a nurse for 30 years. Her compassion for others and her tireless strength inspired me to become a Navy corpsman, a firefighter, a […]