The Rutgers Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center has received a $1.5 million philanthropic gift from the Norman and Mary Pattiz Foundation to establish a physician-scientist research program. The program, led by Michal Schnaider Beeri, director of the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center in the Rutgers Brain Health Institute and Core Member of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, is designed to accelerate translation from discovery to treatment in dementia.
The program will train physician-scientists to focus on new drug development and early disease detection when intervention has the greatest potential to alter long-term outcomes. By advancing innovative patient-focused research, Rutgers Health physician-scientists involved in the program aim to strengthen the dementia research ecosystem and improve treatment for individuals at risk or with Alzheimer’s disease in New Jersey and throughout the United States.
With more than 7 million Americans ages 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s dementia, the Norman and Mary Pattiz Foundation’s gift underscores the critical role of philanthropy in driving innovative research. “Support like this allows us to train physician-scientists who can translate cutting-edge discoveries into meaningful treatments in dementia,” said Beeri. “We are committed to making the program shine and ensuring that it translates scientific discoveries into real-world impact.” To read the full story.