Diagnostic Stability of Transitional States in a Diverse Population

 
   Lead Investigator:    Heather Romero
   Institution      :    Duke
   E-Mail           :    heather.romero@duke.edu
   Proposal ID      :    364


   Publications:


1  Romero H
   Big Questions in Cognitive Aging: An Integrative Analysis Approach
   41501   Grant  NIH   1R03AG045494-01   , 

   FUNDED



2  Romero H, Zhao S, Perez M, Bougard C, Montero J, Smith R, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Plassman BL, Hayden K
   Cognitive and Functional Predictors of Incident Alzheimer's Disease: Data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC)
   Abstract  Alzheimers Dement,13:P884,2017,

   PUBLISHED





   Proposal Description:
   This proposed Junior Investigator project will address the pressing need to develop diagnostically stable criteria for prodromal Alzheimer's disease (prAD) to aid in the identification of those individuals who are most likely to progress to AD. Moreover, there is a need for research that can accurately describe the impact of race and identify potentially modifiable factors which, when accurately understood, may be shown to contribute to disparities in neurodegenerative disease in racially and ethnically heterogeneous populations. The NACC database repository is an excellent resource for longitudinal data with sufficient numbers of ethnic minorities needed to investigate the project's proposed aims.