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The Knight ADRC has supported many investigators at Washington University and at other institutions over the years. We wish to avoid the situation where two investigators study the same research question to avoid duplication of effort and potential conflict. To determine if your topic has already been studied with our resources, please search our database. If you find that your topic or a related topic has been submitted, you may wish to contact the investigator to inquire about their findings to determine how you might proceed. You may wish to collaborate or modify your request to avoid overlap. The results below reflect requests made since online requests have been accepted. As such, not all fields will have data as certain information, such as aims, were not collected until recently. If an entry has been assigned an ID number (e.g. T1004), the full request has been submitted and is either approved, disapproved or in process. If an entry has no ID number, then it represents a submission that has not yet been reviewed. Search terms are applied across an entire requests application including variables not displayed below. A more specific, detailed search may yield better results depending upon your needs.


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Investigator: Berislav V. Zlokovic

Project Title: CSF BIOMARKERS OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER BREAKDOWN IN COGNITIVELY NORMAL AND ALZHEIMER’S INDIVIDUALS

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1234

Aim 1: TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF APOE GENOTYPE ON CSF MARKERS OF BBB BREAKDOWN IN COGNITIVELY NORMAL

Aim 2: TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF APOE GENOTYPE ON CSF MARKERS OF BBB BREAKDOWN IN MILD AND SEVERE AD

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Investigator: Nikolaos Robakis

Project Title: Correlation of microRNA and protein expression in AD brains

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1229

Aim 1: Levels of neuronal microRNAs and target proteins, including PEA-15 and EphB2 in AD brains.

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Investigator: Berislav V Zlokovic

Project Title: Pericyte deficiency and blood-brain barrier breakdown in various Alzheimer’s disease APOE genotypes

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1230

Aim 1: To determine the effects of APOE genotype on blood-brain barrier permeability in AD

Aim 2: To determine the effects of APOE genotype on pericyte coverage and number in AD

Aim 3: Investigate cell-specific distribution and levels of LRP-1 and MMP-9 in AD

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Investigator: Alison Goate

Project Title: Defining the mechanisms of AD pathogenesis in human IPSC-derived neurons

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1301

Aim 1: To measure the influence of pathogenic FAD mutations on APP and tau metabolism in human neurons

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Investigator: Philip B. Verghese

Project Title: Amendment to “Apolipoprotein E Isoforms and Aβ Metabolism (T1005)”

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1005-A

Aim 1: Characterize the CNS apoE isoform-associated proteome and lipidome in normal and AD subjects

Aim 2: Determine how lipids and proteins of apoE isoforms modulate apoE functions

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Investigator: Langford

Project Title: importance of PINCH protein levels in CSF in AD

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1323

Aim 1: do levels of PINCH protein in CSF correspond to neurocognitive status in AD

Aim 2: do levels of PINCH protein in CSF correspond to immune system functional status

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Investigator: Marc I. Diamond

Project Title: Characterizing tau aggregate species via structural mapping

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1322

Aim 1: Cluster tauopathy patients in clinically meaningful ways via structural mapping of tau aggregates.

Aim 2: Determine if disease progression rates are influenced by tau aggregate protein structure.

Aim 3: Determine if tau aggregate protein structure is consistent between brain regions.

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Investigator: Joel Kramer

Project Title: Disease-free Aging Control Group for Tau Consortium Genetic Studies

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1321

Aim 1: provide DNA from functionally normal controls without family history of neurodegenerative disease

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Investigator: Makoto Ishii

Project Title: Altered leptin signaling in Alzheimer’s disease

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1318

Aim 1: To determine if alterations in leptin signaling are found in earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease

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Investigator: Sidney Strcikland

Project Title: Identification of a Plasmin-Resistant Fibrin Fragment as a Biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T1320

Aim 1: Determine a level of plasmin-resistant fibrin fragment in CSF from AD patients

Aim 2: The relationship between a level of Fibrin Fragment and pathological characteristics of AD patients

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