{"id":11026,"date":"2025-05-06T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11026"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:28:56","slug":"wimr-researchers-innovative-approach-to-alzheimers-disease-awarded-national-funding","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/news\/wimr-researchers-innovative-approach-to-alzheimers-disease-awarded-national-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"WIMR researcher\u2019s innovative approach to Alzheimer\u2019s disease awarded national funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2501\" height=\"2260\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11027\" style=\"width:505px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot.jpg 2501w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot-1536x1388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Caitlin-Finney-WIMR-Headshot-2048x1851.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2501px) 100vw, 2501px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to WIMR\u2019s Dr Caitlin Finney, who has been awarded $690,910 over two years through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early to Mid-Career Researchers Initiative for her innovative approach to understanding the development of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project, led by Dr Finney, is titled \u2018Accelerating precision medicine for Alzheimer&#8217;s disease using human 3D brain models and machine learning\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project aims to uncover how a genetic variant called APOE4 drives Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, and how newly identified protective genetic mutations can counteract these effects. To do this, it will use cutting-edge 3D brain models derived from the stem cells of people with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, multi-omic technologies, and advanced machine learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research will help uncover the elusive biology of the Alzheimer&#8217;s disease APOE4 genetic variant. It will pave the way for more effective, personalised, and targeted treatments for Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to WIMR\u2019s Dr Caitlin Finney, who has been awarded $690,910 over two years through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early to Mid-Career Researchers Initiative for her innovative approach to understanding the development of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. 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