September 17, 2026- The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant expected to total $21.1 million over the next five years to continue funding the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (CADRC). The new award will support the multi-institution collaborative, which aims to accelerate research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
The CADRC, led by Jagan Pillai, M.D., Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic, was established in 2019. The multi-institutional center – the only one in Ohio – brings together physicians and scientists from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland Clinic, Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Health Care System (VANEOHS), MetroHealth System and University Hospitals (UH). CADRC focuses on understanding why dementia progresses at different rates among individuals and across its various forms, with the goal of slowing progression and developing new treatments and cures. Researchers are working to improve diagnosis, care, treatment and prevention for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.