Project Number 5P01NS030318-16 Agency/Funding Organization NINDS Funding Year 2008 View Full Project Details for Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase and Brain Injury Research Categorization Primary Disease / Condition Multiple Dementias CADRO Category H. Brain Aging and Common Mechanisms related to Dementia 2. Common Mechanisms Related to Dementias a. Basic Research Researcher and Organization Principal Investigator DEKOSKY, STEVEN T Principal Investigator First Name STEVEN T Principal Investigator Last Name DEKOSKY Awardee Organization UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Awardee State Pennsylvania Contact PI Country United States Project Detail FY Overall Cost $148,749 Funding Organization Agency/Funding Organization NINDS Funding Organization Country United States Program Official HICKS, RAMONA R Special Initiative Special Research Focus: Traumatic Brain Injury Related Resources Repository [AlzPED] Simvastatin therapy prevents brain trauma-induced increases in beta-amyloid peptide levels.
