The Leland Stanford Junior University has been awarded a Project Grant by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866) to comprehensively assess the contribution of early menopause to overall risk and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). The $131,004 project, spanning from August 15, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will leverage harmonized data from over 25,000 women (30% Black) across three cohorts to examine the relationship between reproductive aging and AD/ADRD development, with the goal of identifying potential midlife intervention targets to address disparities. This research builds on the awardee's prior expertise in single-cohort longitudinal studies and life course epidemiology, and will provide additional training in AD/ADRD diagnostics, multi-cohort data integration, and causal impact modeling.
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