Description
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications for observational studies in individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to determine the occurrence of age-related neurodegeneration and develop precision-medicine strategies. The goal is to characterize the physiopathology and manifestation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) in ASD.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Deep phenotyping of aging individuals across the ASD spectrum
• Characterization and validation of existing biomarkers of age-related cognitive decline and/or dementia in this population
• Discovery of novel biomarkers
• Development of precision-medicine strategies tailored to the ASD population
• Collaboration between investigators with expertise in autism and those with expertise in aging and dementia.
Attached files
The solicitation documents live at the source — open the bid source above to download them.