Can basic biology shed light on Alzheimer ’s disease (and receive support for trying…)?

As most of you probably know, there has been a big influx of funds for Alzheimer’s disease research, with perhaps more to come. We recently issued several new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) focused on Alzheimer’s. A burning question in the minds of many scientists is: Can a basic biologist not currently working on Alzheimer’s really expect to receive funds targeted towards Alzheimer’s research?
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: blogs