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Postdoctoral Fellowship: SPRF: Idiomatic Language as a Diagnostic Marker in Alzheimer’s De — NSF Award to Conger, Kathryn Summervi

Under the sponsorship of Dr. Stefanie Wulff at the University of Florida, this postdoctoral fellowship award supports an early career scientist establishing biomarker-based diagnostic tools that can detect early signs of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-related cognitive impairment and progression. This project addresses an ur

Award titlePostdoctoral Fellowship: SPRF: Idiomatic Language as a Diagnostic Marker in Alzheimer’s De
Award ID2507339
AwardeeConger, Kathryn Summerville
CityGainesville
StateFL
Amount obligated$160,000
Principal investigatorKathryn Conger
Program(SPRF-FR) SBE Postdoctoral Res
Start date01/15/2026
AbstractUnder the sponsorship of Dr. Stefanie Wulff at the University of Florida, this postdoctoral fellowship award supports an early career scientist establishing biomarker-based diagnostic tools that can detect early signs of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-related cognitive impairment and progression. This project addresses an urgent need for more sensitive, accurate, and less costly ways to detect AD. One potential marker is the degree to which the comprehension of idioms, common formulaic phrases with a
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