San Antonio Express News: UTSA awards $4 million to Alzheimer’s researchers around the world

Posted on: Thursday, June 9th, 2022

Bess Frost, PhD, at her research lab.
Bess Frost, PhD

Bess Frost, PhD, Bartell Zachry Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurodegenerative Disorders at the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disorders at UT Health San Antonio, has been awarded $500,000 to advance her studies on the causes of Alzheimer’s disease.

Frost is currently enrolling patients with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s for a trial studying a FDA approved antiretroviral drug called 3TC, which has been approved to treat HIV.
Learn more about this trial

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