Named in honor of Bill Gates, Sr., a philanthropic leader who passed away from Alzheimer’s in 2020, this two-year fellowship supports researchers to pursue bold and innovative ideas to diagnose, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
The AD Data Initiative has selected four outstanding Fellows for its second cohort, focused on leveraging novel AI approaches to accelerate Alzheimer’s research.
Introducing Cohort II of the Gates Sr. AD Fellowship Program:
- Kimberley Billingsley, PhD., Staff Scientist at The National Institutes of Health/CARD, Head of the Applied Neurogenomics Group, USA
- Liz Yuanxi Lee, PhD., Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK
- Selena Wang, PhD., Assistant Professor, Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
- Tavia Evans, PhD., Neuroscientist and Senior Researcher, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
Cohort II Fellows were selected based on the excellence of their research proposals, their professional backgrounds, and their commitment to advancing Alzheimer’s disease discoveries. This diverse group of researchers specializes in AI and large language models, complemented by expertise in biostatistical modelling, high-dimensional data analysis, data integration, and statistical machine learning. They will bring innovative approaches that apply AI across key Alzheimer's research domains, such as early detection, neuroimaging, and disease progression.