Assistant Professor Quinton Cotton was named by the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) and the Alzheimer's Association® as a recipient of the 2025 New Investigator Award Program! These outstanding early-career researchers will each receive $135K in direct funding to advance Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research. These researchers were selected from 138 applications across 34 Centers in a highly competitive process.
Cotton's project: "Advancing Intergenerational Networks for Dementia Care in Black Communities" will explore how Black youth, adults, and older adults build intergenerational bonds and what strengthens them. Meaningful social connections may protect against memory loss and Alzheimer’s. This study aims to create a culturally grounded program that strengthens social ties, reduces isolation, and lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) in Black communities.