I wanted to share a thank-you letter we received from Dr. Domenico Praticò, Professor of Pharmacology at Temple University in response to receiving a research grant from the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative.
He wrote:
With this letter I would like to express the most sincere and the deepest gratitude to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative for funding our research proposal entitled, “Corticosteroids, 5-Lipoxygenase and Alzheimer’s Disease.”
As you know today stress and the associated glucocorticoids imbalance are recognized as important environmental risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, the causes responsible for this association are unknown. The main goal of the funded studies will be to discover them, and by doing so to provide new knowledge on possible therapeutic approaches for individuals who have this risk.
The trust and faith that the AAQI has put in our group by supporting our research is highly appreciated especially in a time when funding for research is tight.
Thus, despite the enormous amount of work done and significant new knowledge in our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease gained in recent years, there is still so much to accomplish, but financial support to reach this goal can be at times a serious limitation. The contribution of the AAQI supporting our fight against AD is important, highly appreciated and most welcomed, the reward for it will be simply immeasurable.
With gratitude,
Domenico Praticò, MD
Professor of Pharmacology
Temple University
Dr Praticò has also volunteered to be a part of the AAQI’s Scientific Advisory Board.
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Every quilt you sew, every quilt you buy, are important. They serve a higher purpose. They make it possible for ordinary people like you and me to make a difference. Scientific research is the only way we can ever conquer Alzheimer’s. Research costs money. We’ve already raised more than $713,000. Can we raise a million?
Please share this with a friend.
Ami Simms
Founder & Executive Director
Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative
www.AlzQuilts.org
Thank you Dr. Domenico Praticò for your work to find a cure for Alzheimer’s. It is amazing to see what can happen when people share a goal. Many thanks to all the quilt makers and buyers as without them we could not fund your research project. Here is to less stress in all of our lives for more than one reason now. To the future and a cure! Niki Gottesman, AAQI Board Member
This is where we see all those little quilts add up to BIG advances in research. Keep up the good work Dr. Pratico and team! We’re counting on you!
Really nice thank you letter. This is what it is all about! I know I get so focused on raising the money for research and I need to be reminded now and then just exactly what our fundraising has been able to accomplish! It is truly exciting to see the results of our efforts in action through our grants!
How wonderful it is to read AAQI’s thank you letter from Dr. Domenico Praticò and the researchers at Temple University! It is so truly touching…it literally brought tears to my eyes because I could feel his genuine sincerity and gratefulness for our support.
It is truly wonderful for each of us to realize just how much our work, and how much we are each able to contribute monetarily by the sale of our little art quilt,s means in the bigger scheme of dedicated research from a variety of angles to find better ways of treating and perhaps some day curing this terrible disease. Thank YOU, Dr. Pratico and your Team for all you do, and now will be able to continue to do…..wonderful research on Alzheimer’s Disease!!
Can we raise a million? YES, We can!
Can we raise a million? YES, We can! YES, we WILL!
Thanks to Ami we will!