Alzheimer’s Research & Care Center
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The Spring 2025 Newsletter highlights Easton Center’s advances in hope through philanthropy, bridging the gap between genetics and Alzheimer’s, and targeting the major risk factor for AD, ApoE4, through SE-CRISPR gene editing. -
Congratulations to Dr. Chao Peng, Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCLA, for receiving the 2024 Turken Research Award! Photo: Ms. Cooper Ortner (AlzLA), Dr. Peng (recipient), Ms. Devermont (Turken donor), and Dr. Hinman (Interim Co-Center Director). -
We are proud to announce that Samar Padder, SRA of the Drug Discovery Lab, and Chloe Sy Perez, undergraduate student of the Chang Lab of UCLA Neurology, were among 24 outstanding abstract applicants selected to present at the 2024 Turken Research event. -
Congratulations to Dr. William Flavin (Peng Lab, Neurology) and Dr. Fanny Etienne (De Biase Lab, Physiology), the 2024 Waxman Family Drive Award recipients. This award supports trainees in developing new research ideas related to Alzheimer’s and dementia. -
The UCLA Easton Center Team joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, October 20, 2024, and November 10, 2024, to provide information and support to the many families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s. -
UCLA Health and the Easton Center members were proud to support Alzheimer’s Los Angeles’ 4th Annual Making Memories Festival on Saturday, November 9, 2024. -
Clinical studies are the primary way that researchers/scientists/physicians find out if a promising treatment is safe and effective for patients or if some treatments are more effective than others.
The Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at UCLA (UCLA Easton Center) is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, in our research, care, and support of people, families, and communities living with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Alzheimer’s disease affects our growing aging population, projected to increase exponentially to 13 million in the US by 2050. The Easton Center is fully committed to serving all people, their families, and communities impacted by this disease.
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- Make valuable contributions to the knowledge that will help future patients.
Clinical Trials
Participating in clinical trials help gains crucial discoveries from a new treatment for scientists to advance their research.
Observational Research Studies
Researchers collect data from observational studies to address the importance of risk factors that links to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Brain Donation
This program refers to brain donation through autopsy. Neuropathological studies have produced some of the most dramatic breakthroughs in understanding and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Spring 2025 Newsletter
The Spring 2025 Newsletter highlights Easton Center’s advances in hope through philanthropy, bridging the gap between genetics and Alzheimer’s...
Winter 2025 Newsletter
The Winter 2025 Newsletter features a note from the Director(s) regarding the launch of the UCLA Amyloid Immunotherapy Care Program, the two successful...
Autumn 2024 Newsletter
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