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Overview

WAM Research Grant Program

Organization: Women's Alzheimer's Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic

Geographic Scope: United States (48 studies across 17 leading institutions as of 2024)

Focus Areas:

  • Sex-specific and women-focused Alzheimer's disease research

  • Related dementias research

  • Understanding why women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's disease

  • Prevention and treatment strategies for women

  • Brain health in women

    • Background:

  • Program established in 2016

  • As of April 2024, has contributed $5.35 million to fund 48 studies across 17 leading institutions

  • Grantees have secured an additional $83 million in government and foundation funding

  • Provides seed grants to support groundbreaking research

    • Key Research Areas Funded:

  • Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in women

  • Sleep disruption and cognitive decline in women

  • Immune system differences between men and women in Alzheimer's disease

  • Genetic risk factors and sex-specific mechanisms

  • Navigation ability changes during menopause

  • Music-based interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms

  • Lifestyle interventions for mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's

  • Brain vasculature dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

  • Microbial metabolites and gut dysbiosis in Alzheimer's

  • Cholesterol/statin therapy and sex-responsive treatments

  • Menopausal hormone therapy and Alzheimer's risk

    • Eligibility:

  • Researchers at academic and clinical institutions

  • Studies must focus on women and/or sex-specific differences in Alzheimer's disease

    • Award Categories (2025):

  • WAM Young Investigator Award

  • WAM Established Investigator Award

  • MOSH Award

    • Founder: Maria Shriver

    Contact: Available via website

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womenscience-researchalzheimers

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