Blood-based biomarkers for evaluating sport-related concussion
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- First Published January 6, 2017.
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Author Disclosures
- Barbara B. Bendlin, PhD and
- Michael Makdissi, MBBS, PhD
- Barbara B. Bendlin, PhD and
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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; Associate Editor; term ending 12/31/2018
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1) NIH/NIA, Alzheimer's Disease Connectome Project, U01AG051216, 04/01/2016 - 03/31/2020, role: PI 2) NIH/NIA, ADRC Project 2: Midlife Insulin Resistance and obesity: Risk factors for AD-related brain change P50 AG033514 Project, 4/1/2014?3/31/2019, role: PI 3) NIH/NIA, White matter degeneration: biomarkers in preclinical Alzheimer's disease, R01AG037639, 4/1/2012 ? 3/31/2017, role: PI 4) NIH/NIA, Apnea and local sleep: Mechanism and intervention in preclinical Alzheimer's, R56AG052698, 09/30/2016 - 08/31/2017, Role: PI 5) NIH/NIA Diet and Exercise Trial to Improve Insulin Resistance, R21AG053738, 6/1/14 ? 5/31/16, Role: PI 6) CTSA Pilot grant, Microbiome in Alzheimer?s Disease UL1RR025011, 6/1/15 ? 5/31/16, Role: Co-Investigator 7) VA, Longitudinal MRI Biomarkers in Parkinson?s Disease VA IO1 CX000555, 4/01/2012 ? 03/31/2016, Role: Co- Investigator. 8) NIH/NIA, Wisconsin Alzheimer?s Disease Research Center: NeuroImaging Core, P50 AG033514, 5/1/14 ? 3/31/19 Role: Co-Investigator 9) NIH, Center for Predictive Computational Phenotyping NIH 1U54AI117924, 9/1/14?8/31/19, Role: Project Collaborator
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- Michael Makdissi, MBBS, PhD
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1. International Olympic Committee, travel to research meeting regarding investigation of headgear in boxing (2013) 2. FIFA, speaker travel to 3rd (2008) and 4th (2013) International Conference on Concussion in Sport 3. Australian Football League, travel to NFL concussion think tank (2014) 4. International Ice Hockey Federation, speaker travel to 5th International Conference on Concussion in Sport (2016)
1. British journal of Sports Medicine, Associate editor (concussion), 2011- 2. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, editorial board, 2006-
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1. Hawthorn football club, team physician 2. Florey Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health, research fellow 3. AFL Doctors Association, executive officer
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1. NH&MRC health professional research training fellowship (2009-2012)
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- From the Department of Medicine (B.B.B.), School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (M.M.), Austin Campus, Melbourne Brain Centre; and La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre (M.M.), La Trobe University, Australia.
- Correspondence to Dr. Bendlin: bbb{at}medicine.wisc.edu
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