Serving Up Prevention
The Garrison Institute on Aging presents first annual tennis event featuring French Open Doubles Champion and ESPN Tennis Analyst Luke Jensen and auction benefiting the Garrison Institute on Aging Research Division.
Serving Up Prevention
On May 17, 2008, the Garrison Institute on Aging will host "Serving Up Prevention," a tennis event featuring Luke Jensen and silent auction supporting Alzheimer's disease research. All proceeds will assist the institute's research division.
GIA Alzheimer's Research
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible, neurodegenerative disease that affects over 4.5 million Americans. The number of Americans with AD has more than doubled since 1980 and by 2050 the number could range from 11.3 to 16 million. The GIA this summer plans to conduct a human clinical trial utilizing a drug that already has been FDA-approved for cancer patients. And in 2007, the research division launched the GIA Brain Bank which provides families of dementia patients with a free brain autopsy, which is the only way to confirm clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers right here in Lubbock are at the forefront in finding solutions to this devastating disease.
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For more information, please contact:
| Name | Contact Information |
| Annette Boles, Unit Assistant Director | T: 806.743.7821 |
| Julie Toland, Marketing Director | T: 806.743.7821 |
| Sponsors, donors and volunteers please call. . . | T: 806.743.7821 |
Sponsorship Information
This program is made possible through private donations. Please consider making a financial donation to the Garrison Institute on Aging Research Division in form of sponsorship. Contributions will enable this program to continue helping families and advancing research into the causes of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Any level of donation is gladly accepted. To donate or learn more about specific sponsoring opportunities, please click here or call 806.743.7821.