Administrative Core supports a national research center on Alzheimer’s and related dementias
Official title: Administrative Core
Funded at National Bureau of Economic Research · NIH-11399396 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A central administrative grant helps a national center coordinate research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and support researchers and trainees.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | National Bureau of Economic Research NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cambridge, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,073,207 |
| NIH project number | 5U54AG090084-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11399396 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to this core grant; this is an administrative center supporting research on AD/ADRD.
✕Less likely to help
No direct patient involvement is required for this core grant.
What this research studies
This grant funds the Administrative Core of a research center focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. It provides leadership, governance, and centralized administrative and communications support to bring together multiple projects, researchers, and resources. The core also runs an early career scholars program to help the next generation of scientists grow in this field. By coordinating activities, finances, personnel, and dissemination, it aims to accelerate collaboration and knowledge sharing across the consortium.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients and families could benefit from faster collaboration, better dissemination of findings, and more opportunities for early-career researchers to contribute to AD/ADRD advances.
How similar studies have gone: Administrative cores have enabled coordinated multicenter research efforts in other disease areas, with successful dissemination and collaboration.
Where this research is happening
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Cambridge, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Mcgarry, Kathleen — National Bureau of Economic Research
- Study coordinator: Mcgarry, Kathleen
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.