David Knopman, M.D. (N ’00), received a research award, Mayo Clinic Rochester

David Knopman, M.D. (N ’00), the Robert H. and Susan M. Rewoldt Professor of Neurology Honoring Bradley F. Boeve, M.D. at Mayo Clinic, received a 2023 research award from the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics for the project Mayo–University of Minnesota Research Partnership. The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics is a collaborative venture among Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota and the state of Minnesota that seeks to position Minnesota as a world leader in biotechnology and medical genomics applications that will result in important new medical discoveries that improve healthcare for patients while supporting the development of new businesses and jobs in the state. Dr. Knopman’s partner at the University of Minnesota is Anne Murray, M.D. This project will establish a new, large cohort of Black Twin Cities residents for a study of risk factors for dementia in U.S.-born older Black people, called the “Healthy Aging in the Senior Years (HATS) Study: Cardiovascular Contributions to Brain.” This will be a long-term, observational study to assess thinking and memory, physical function and general health.