Roger Dixon, University of British Columbia

Research

Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Dementia Early Detection Risk Stratification

Latest funding

Alamar discovery of plasma biomarkers that distinguish dementia subtypes, inform on disease staging and predict rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,699,389
Evaluating the potential of blood biomarkers to improve Alzheimer's Disease risk stratification
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,503,224

All 2 grants and awards

Alamar discovery of plasma biomarkers that distinguish dementia subtypes, inform on disease staging and predict rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wellington, Cheryl L

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarkers; Dementia; Immunoassay

$1,699,389

Evaluating the potential of blood biomarkers to improve Alzheimer's Disease risk stratification

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wellington, Cheryl L; Brooks-Wilson, Angela R; Chertkow, Howard M; Dixon, Roger A; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Blood Biomarker; Dementia; Early Detection; Risk Stratification

$1,503,224

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 Dixon, 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]. Your research on alzheimer disease connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Evaluating the potential of blood biomarkers to improve Alzheimer's Disease risk stratification" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]