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First-in-kind models will help break new ground in studying Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

Gene-edited rat models will reflect vascular pathology associated with Alzheimer’s and related disorders.

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Ryan Institute researchers are part of breakthrough studies on “mature” neurons, epigenetics in aging

Three Ryan Institute faculty are co-authors on breakthrough studies at Northwestern University and Harvard Medical School.

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Ryan Institute Co-Director John Robinson named Thomas M. Ryan Professor of Neuroscience

The URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement (URIFAE) is pleased to announce that George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience Co-Executive Director John K. Robinson has been named Thomas M. Ryan Professor of Neuroscience.

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Assistant Professor Jessica Alber receives $10.3 million grant for research on retinal scanning

Dr. Alber with a patient

The five-year, $10.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support Dr. Alber’s research on using retinal imaging to screen for early changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Leading researchers take on next chapter as Ryan Institute Co-Executive Directors

Co-Executive Directors Van Nostrand and Robinson

With a shared vision for the institute’s future, William Van Nostrand and John Robinson bring a complementary approach to leadership that reflects the successful partnership they have honed during decades of research collaboration.

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URI-affiliated biotech raises $12 million for Alzheimer’s research

MindImmune co-founders Frank Menniti and Robert Nelson are affiliated faculty at the Ryan Institute. This funding advances their work on an antibody treatment that targets peripheral immune cells found to play a role in driving Alzheimer’s disease.

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Dysfunction in brain’s clearance systems may contribute to CAA

A new study published in Nature Aging and conducted by William Van Nostrand in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine and Stony Brook University shows that trouble with the brain’s clearance systems may contribute to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).

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Ross lab receives Champlin Foundation grant

The Ross Lab is the recipient of a $179,500 grant from the Champlin Foundation to acquire Laser Capture Microdissection technology.

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URI to offer undergraduate degree in neuroscience

The program will offer students access to faculty expertise from the Ryan Institute for Neuroscience and five URI colleges.

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Spotlight in Science

The Ryan Institute is included in a spotlight on shifting trends in Alzheimer’s research in the latest issue of Science.

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