These projects were made possible from Cure Alzheimer's Fund support.
| Project Description | Researchers | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Centenarian Microglia Reveal a Neprilysin-Dependent Mechanism of Resilience in Alzheimer’s Disease |
2025 $201,250 |
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| Role of CD8+ T Cell–Glial Interactions in Mediating Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis |
2023, 2024, 2025 $406,525 |
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| Development of a Multicellular Brain Model to Study Brain-Vascular-Peripheral Immune Cells Crosstalk in Alzheimer’s Disease |
2021, 2022 $345,000 |
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| Single-Cell Analysis of 3D Human Triculture Model of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Impact of AD-Associated Genetic Variants |
2018-2019 $345,000 |
These published papers resulted from Cure Alzheimer’s Fund support.
Eimer, W. A., Rodriguez, A. S., DeFao, M. T., Ehricke, S., Park, J., Vijaya Kumar, D. K., Navalpur Shanmugam, N. K., Singh, S., Sawhney, T., Moir, R. D., & Tanzi, R. E. Phosphorylated tau exhibits antimicrobial activity capable of neutralizing herpes simplex virus 1 infectivity in human neurons, Nature Neuroscience, December 17, 2025, Read More
Park, J., Wetzel, I., Dréau, D., & Cho, H. 3D Miniaturization of Human Organs for Drug Discovery, Advanced Healthcare Materials, September 8, 2017, Read More
Kim, E., Kim, H., Jedrychowski, M. P., Bakiasi, G., Park, J., Kruskop, J., Choi, Y., Kwak, S. S., Quinti, L., Kim, D. Y., Wrann, C. D., Spiegelman, B. M., Tanzi, R. E., & Choi, S. H. Irisin reduces amyloid-β by inducing the release of neprilysin from astrocytes following downregulation of ERK-STAT3 signaling, Neuron, September 8, 2023, Read More
Jorfi, M., Park, J., Hall, C. K., Lin, C. J., Chen, M., von Maydell, D., Kruskop, J. M., Kang, B., Choi, Y., Prokopenko, D., Irimia, D., Kim, D. Y., & Tanzi, R. E. Infiltrating CD8+ T cells exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease pathology in a 3D human neuroimmune axis model, Nature Neuroscience, August 24, 2023, Read More
McAlpine, C. S., Park, J., Griciuc, A., Kim, E., Choi, S. H., Iwamoto, Y., Kiss, M. G., Christie, K. A., Vinegoni, C., Poller, W. C., Mindur, J. E., Chan, C. T., He, S., Janssen, H., Wong, L. P., Downey, J., Singh, S., Anzai, A., Kahles, F., Jorfi, M., Feruglio, P.F., Sadreyev, R. I., Weissleder, R., Kleinstiver, B. P., Nahrendorf, M., Tanzi, R. E., & Swirski, F. K. Astrocytic interleukin-3 programs microglia and limits Alzheimer’s disease, Nature, July 14, 2021, Read More
Park, J., Wetzel, I., Marriott, I., Dréau, D., D'Avanzo, C., Kim, D. Y., Tanzi, R. E., & Cho, H. A 3D Human triculture system modeling neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease, Nature Neuroscience, June 27, 2018, Read More