Kenneth Rockwood, University of British Columbia

Research

Alzheimer Disease Dementia Drug Development Network Preclinical

Latest papers

Transition from cognitively impaired not demented to Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of changes in functional abilities in a dementia clinic cohort.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2008
Outcomes of cognitively impaired not demented at 2 years in the Canadian Cohort Study of Cognitive Impairment and Related Dementias.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

The Genetic Architecture of Homeostasis in Health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$750,000
Canadian Pipeline for Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics (cPAD)
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$50,000

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Transition from cognitively impaired not demented to Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of changes in functional abilities in a dementia clinic cohort.

Hsiung GY, Alipour S, Jacova C, Grand J, Gauthier S, Black SE, Bouchard RW, Kertesz A, Loy-English I, Hogan DB, Rockwood K, Feldman HH

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders2008

DOI: 10.1159/000126499 PMID: 18417973

02

Outcomes of cognitively impaired not demented at 2 years in the Canadian Cohort Study of Cognitive Impairment and Related Dementias.

Hsiung GY, Donald A, Grand J, Black SE, Bouchard RW, Gauthier SG, Loy-English I, Hogan DB, Kertesz A, Rockwood K, Feldman HH

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders2006

DOI: 10.1159/000095751 PMID: 16966831

The Genetic Architecture of Homeostasis in Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Oldest Old and Centenarians

Principal investigators: Brooks-Wilson, Angela R

Keywords: Genetics; Genome-Wide Association Study; Gwas; Homeostasis; Sweet Spots

$750,000

Canadian Pipeline for Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics (cPAD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Feldman, Howard; Davidson, Heather; Greenberg, Barry D; Nygaard, Haakon B; Rockwood, Kenneth

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Drug Development; Network; Preclinical

$50,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alzheimer Disease Dear Professor Rockwood, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Transition from cognitively impaired not demented to Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of changes in functional abilities in a dementia clinic cohort." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]