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UNC, Duke awarded grant to establish joint Alzheimer’s disease research center


The University of North Carolina and Duke University have been awarded funds from the National Institutes of Health to establish a prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, part of a federally-funded national network of similar centers. NIH funding for the joint Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is expected to total $14.8 million. (UNC.edu)

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UNC, Duke awarded grant to establish joint Alzheimer’s disease research center