Dear Family and Friends, My grandmother, Diane Aeschliman, is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s and I will be running my third half marathon this August in an effort to raise money for the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. 100% of donations go directly to research. My paternal grandmother and great grandmother also ...
June 26, 2019
The year was 1948. In a room behind the kitchen in his Mechanicville home in upstate New York, Donald A. Collins (D.A.) started a construction company bearing his name with a $5,000 loan from his father-in-law and a single truck. His wife, Betty, kept the books. Over the ensuing 60 years, ...
October 4, 2020
Wendell Weldon Lauber was born in Fairmont, Nebraska on July 21, 1931, the youngest child of Herbert E. and Elva L. (Fogel) Lauber. As a young boy, Wendell moved with his family to York and attended grade school where his father Herbert started a seed business, the Lauber Seed Company. ...
May 28, 2020
Dr. Sinha’s research focuses on the development of natural and non-natural products as tools and potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Accumulation of misfolded peptides and proteins, such as amyloid-β peptide and hyperphosphorylated tau protein in Alzheimer’s and α-synuclein in Parkinson’s, are likely causative to ...
December 27, 2018
PICALM is highly associated with late-onset AD based on genome-wide association studies. PICALM facilitates clathrin-mediated endocytosis and regulates the internalization and intracellular trafficking of cell surface receptors. Its N-terminus contains an epsin NH2-terminal homology domain for phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate binding, which allows PICALM to sense membrane curvatures and regulate the size of ...
June 19, 2018
Lisa joined Cure Alzheimer’s Fund in 2021 as vice president, marketing and communications. She brings over 25 years of experience in marketing strategy, brand management, advertising, and communications to her new role. Prior to joining CureAlz, Lisa held executive positions in marketing communications for healthcare organizations and hospitals in both Boston ...
May 25, 2021
We built an iterative scheme of “modeling->screening->validation” through the collaboration within the AD4 consortium. More than 3,000 compounds were physically screened through automated imaging of the 3D Alzheimer’s in a Dish™ assay developed by AD4 consortium collaborators, and nearly 30 compounds have shown an ability to significantly reduce the level ...
February 17, 2022
Dr. Theodore J. Lampidis is a Professor of Cell Biology at the Miller School of Medicine and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. His lab is internationally recognized as a leader in investigating cancer glucose metabolism and for developing 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as a universal anti-cancer treatment. His work has gone from the ...
July 23, 2024
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”—Mark Twain It’s easy often to feel sorry for oneself—the pity thing. There’s a bit of Eyore in all of us—the forever gloomy old gray donkey in A.A. Milne’s Winnie in Pooh and the Honey Tree: “I was so upset, I ...
April 11, 2024
Beloved Friend, Mother, Grandmother, and Community Leader. September 24, 1940, June 10, 2024. Maura Burke Morey passed away peacefully on June 10, 2024, at the age of 83 from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who gave generously of her time, talents, and resources to the ...
June 14, 2024
