Research professor and director Jeffrey Cummings, (Brain Health, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience) and director Jamie Schwartz (Industry and Business Engagement, Economic Development) were awarded a $1.5 million INNOVATOR grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA).

This five-year grant will help the university develop a student-driven entrepreneurial spirit through workshops, business collaborations, and health care partnerships to grow student involvement in careers that assist Alzheimer’s patients through medicine, technology, business, and more. This grant will supplement the university’s existing infrastructure of studying/researching Alzheimer’s disease and brain health with the hopes of expanding the scope to students in non-academic scientific careers and other industries.