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Dr. Rachita Sumbria Awarded NIH R21 Grant to Investigate the Impact of Obesity on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

October 7, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy School

Associate Professor Dr. Rachita Sumbria has been awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The grant, “The impact of obesity-induced hepatic amyloid beta dysregulation on Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” focuses on understanding obesity’s effect on the liver’s regulation of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and its impact

National Institute of Aging Awards Grant to Dr. Rachita Sumbria for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics

June 27, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Research

Dr. Rachita Sumbria has been awarded an NIH R01 grant from the National Institute of Aging, receiving $1.71 million over the next 5 years for research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapeutics. This project is founded on data from her lab’s earlier successes in modifying erythropoietin (EPO) to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) with promising results