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Home / News / UNC Research Team Awarded Multi-PI NIH Grant to Study Genetic Contributors to Alzheimer’s Disease

UNC Research Team Awarded Multi-PI NIH Grant to Study Genetic Contributors to Alzheimer’s Disease

April 9, 2020

By Bradd Pavur

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The $3.5 million NIH grant will support the team of Doug Phanstiel, Hyejung Won, and Todd Cohen’s work to identify genetic variants and genes that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk, providing a foundation for future work to develop tools to diagnose and treat this debilitating disorder.


The $3.5 million NIH grant will support the team of Doug Phanstiel, Hyejung Won, and Todd Cohen’s work to identify genetic variants and genes that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk, providing a foundation for future work to develop tools to diagnose and treat this debilitating disorder.

Dr. Doug Phanstiel, is an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at UNC and a Faculty member in the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center; Dr. Hyejung Won, is an Assistant Professor of Genetics; and Dr. Todd Cohen, is an Associate Professor of Neurology. The 5-year grant was issued by National Institute on Aging, within the National Institute on Health (NIH).

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