Facilitated By

San Antonio Medical Foundation

Age Related Cognitive Decline in Baboons, A New Model of Cognitive Impairments

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

 

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Principal Investigator(s)
Daadi, Marcel M
Funded by
National Institutes of Health
Research Start Date
Status
Active

The overarching goal of this proposal is to establish the baboon as a relevant model of age-related cognitive impairment by validating behavioral, cognitive, and neuroanatomical features affected in aged baboons and identifying the appropriate miRNA biomarkers that may be causal of the age-related structural and functional changes.

Collaborative Project
Disease Modeling
Aging