2025 AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships

Funding:$120,000 over two years
Funded solely by the AFTD Holloway Family Fund

Takumi Nakamura, MD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, is assessing how measurements of types of tau protein in the spinal fluid may be used as biomarkers for early detection of FTD.

Chang Liu, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, is studying how a type of chemical modification to RNA interacts with TDP-43 protein dysfunction in FTD, with the goal of uncovering new treatment strategies.

2025 Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD

Funding: $150,000 over two years
Funded by the AFTD Holloway Family Fund and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology

Janani Parameswaran, PhD, instructor at Emory University, is studying the role of TMEM106B fibrils and how they might contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.

Did You Know: Seven Holloway fellows have completed their award period, all of which are still in research, and three of seven have transitioned to independent research positions. 100% of fellows say these fellowships played a role in their ongoing commitment to FTD!