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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, Clinical Scholars Research Training , Drug Development, Harvard Medical School
Jun 1 2021 → Jun 10 2022
Award Date: Jun 10 2022
Post Doctoral Scholar, University Of Chicago
2004
Post Doctoral Scholar, University Of Chicago
2003
Post Doctoral Scholar, Katholieke Universityersiteit Leuven
2000
Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of Physics, Bucharest Romania
1997
Master of Science, University Of Bucharest
1993
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Role of APOE in Diabetes-Related Risk for AD
Despa, F. (PI), Abner, E. (CoI), Despa, S. (CoI) & Verma, N. (CoI)
2/1/25 → 1/31/28
Project: Research project
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Role of Diabetes-Associated Hyperamylinemia in Stroke
Verma, N. (PI), Despa, F. (CoI), Pennypacker, K. (CoI) & Yu, G. (CoI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Effect of Passive Amylin Immunotherapy on Amylin and AB Plaque Burden in AD
Kotiya, D. (PI) & Despa, F. (CoI)
6/1/24 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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The Amylin Dyshomeostasis Hypothesis of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID)
Despa, F. (PI), Abner, E. (CoI), Despa, S. (CoI), Goldstein, L. (CoI), Jicha, G. (CoI) & Wilcock, D. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
4/1/20 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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Diabetic Microvascular Therapeutics
Despa, F. (PI)
University of Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area
Project: Research project
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Blood biomarkers in Down syndrome: Facilitating Alzheimer's disease detection and monitoring
Petersen, M. E., Flores-Aguilar, L., Head, E., Montoliu-Gaya, L., Strydom, A., Pape, S. E., Fortea, J., Ashton, N. J., Udeh-Momoh, C., O'Bryant, S. E., German, D., Despa, F., Mapstone, M. & Zetterberg, H., Jan 2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 21, 1, e14364.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiac remodelling, recognition memory deficits and accelerated ageing in a rat model of gestational diabetes
Velmurugan, S., Pandey, V. K., Verma, N., Kotiya, D., Despa, F. & Despa, S., Jul 2025, In: Diabetologia. 68, 7, p. 1574-1584 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Detection of Amylin-β-amyloid Hetero-Oligomers by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Leibold, N. S., Kotiya, D., Verma, N. & Despa, F., Feb 5 2025, In: Bio-protocol. 15, 3, e5179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pancreatic hypersecretion of amyloid-forming human amylin dysregulates the neuro-immune axis and B cell development in a model of type-2 diabetes
Winford, E. D., Shahidehpour, R., Dressman, D., Turchan-Cholewo, J., Cotter, K. M., Leibold, N., Ujas, T. A., Britsch, D. R. S., Mercurio, D., Colson, M. K., Verma, N., Despa, S., Bachstetter, A. D., Despa, F. & Stowe, A. M., Nov 2025, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 216Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuroinflammation induced by amyloid-forming pancreatic amylin: Rationale for a mechanistic hypothesis
Leibold, N. S. & Despa, F., Jul 2024, In: Biophysical Chemistry. 310, 107252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations