On behalf of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute Regional Milwaukee Office, thank you to everyone who attended the 11th Annual Breaking the Silence event!
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Research team provides training for UW medical students to provide culturally competent dementia care in Latino communities
The research team of Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM, is collaborating with a research team from the Milwaukee-based United Community Center (UCC) and dementia experts from UCC Latino Geriatric Center to develop a new educational curriculum for University of Wisconsin-Madison medical students.
IEA Innovation fund announces first round of funding in support of UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease research programs
The Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) Innovation fund’s goal is to advance promising new ideas in UW–Madison Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research and programming, enhance resources available to researchers, program leads and staff and respond to innovative and emerging needs of this area of medicine. The IEA Innovation Fund aims to be a key driver of novel ideas and entrepreneurial energy for both the Wisconsin ADRC and WAI.
‘We’re offering hope to our communities,’ Dr. Sterling Johnson says in interview with Wausau television news station
In an interview with a Wausau television news station, Sterling Johnson, Phd, described how a recent renewal grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports avenues for more strides in research. The funding provides $35 …
Que Pasa Wisconsin: Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon shares information about lecanemab on Telemundo Wisconsin
Dr. Mora Pinzon spoke to Telemundo Wisconsin about the of Alzheimer’s disease treatment ‘Leqembi’ (lecanemab) on July 14, 2023. The medication was fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on July 6, 2023.
WRAP study receives $35 million renewal grant
The new funding will also enable expansion of the project to identify other causes of cognitive decline and enhance the diversity of the cohort through recruitment of people from communities historically under-represented in research.
UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease experts participate in dementia friendly events at the Wisconsin Executive Residence
On June 8, 2023, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers welcomed people living with dementia and their caregivers, to dementia friendly events at the Governor’s Executive Residence.
Thank you for helping us break the silence on dementia in communities of color
Photos from the 2023 Breaking the Silence community event.
Announcing the IEA Innovation Fund
On behalf of the Initiative to End Alzheimer’s, we are pleased to announce the IEA Innovation Fund, providing project support for researchers at Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The fund was …
Dr. Mora Pinzon appointed to assistant professor
Dr. Mora Pinzon’s work focuses on health services research in dementia care, and improving access to dementia care for Latinx individuals.