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National Institutes of Health

Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at 5XÉçÇø, works with a student in her lab.

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like 5XÉçÇø’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

A woman sits at a table with small children eating healthy food.

A 5XÉçÇø researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.