Our Adopt A Scientist™ program dramatically accelerates AD research because it funds people, not projects. To understand the advantages of this approach, imagine that a scientist makes a discovery on January 1, 2018. In order to pursue this discovery, the scientist will need to obtain a grant. Even if he or she is successful on the first try (which is rare today), it typically takes 12 to 18 months to complete the complex process of writing and submitting a grant, which must go through a protracted process of peer review, before receiving funding. Assuming it takes only 6 months to complete the project once it is is funded, the scientist won’t have results until June 2019 or January 2020!

Our Adopt A Scientist™ program was specifically designed to eliminate these unnecessary delays and thereby advance AD research as quickly as possible. We do this by reversing the peer-review process—that is, by pre-selecting promising scientists with solid records of accomplishment, then funding the scientists rather than the specific projects (which sometimes work out and often times do not). Donations can be put to use immediately to capitalize on new discoveries, complete underfunded projects, and/or pursue high-risk/high-payoff pilot projects—all things that are not supported by traditional grants.

We operate two types of adoption programs:

Individual Adoptions

In this program, a single donor adopts the scientist through a single donation matching or exceeding a minimum adoption fee. Donors to this program will have the opportunity to meet the adopted scientist in person and will receive personalized progress reports. If desired, the donor may elect to have his or her name appear in the acknowledgements section of scientific publications supported by the donation.

We welcome you to take a look at our current round of adoptees, learn more about them, and consider adopting your very own Alzheimer’s researcher.