USC receives $13.98M in funding for Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC)

The Alzheimer’s Clinical Trail Consortium (ACTC), led by research teams from the University of Southern California, San Diego, Harvard, and Mayo Clinic, was developed to accelerate research in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative diseases. The University of Southern California has been awarded $13.98M from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a branch of the National Institute of Health (NIH), who is leading the federal effort in this specialized field of research. The consortium’s objective is to find new and successful ways to treat and prevent this disorder, with support expected to total nearly $70 million over a five-year period. Additionally, another $19.8 million in funding has recently been awarded to the University of Southern California for other research projects related to Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias.

Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the most challenging and devastating diseases related to aging and the medical developments have been slow with no new additional treatments in the last 12 years. An estimated one in ten Americans aged 65 and older is living with this neurodegenerative disease. Looking to a future full of effective prevention plans as well as treatments, USC is at the forefront of Alzheimer disease research and is backed by at least $34M in funding in this field. The university ranks 27^th in the nation for total R&D expenditures and life sciences researchers across the board at USC are receiving hefty funding from the NIH.

USC Funding Facts:

-$764.3M in Total R&D Expenditures for 2017

-$471.3M in Life Science Expenditures for 2017

-Top 4% in R&D funding for 2017

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