Katerina Akassoglou Receives Zenith Fellows Award to Advance Alzheimer’s Research
The Alzheimer’s Association has selected Gladstone’s Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, as a 2025 recipient of the Zenith Fellows Award, an international prize given annually to scientists making substantial contributions to the field of Alzheimer’s research.
A senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes and director of the Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology, Akassoglou has pioneered research into interactions between the brain, blood vessels, and immune system—and has shown how those interactions drive the development and progression of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
“Katerina Akassoglou’s research exemplifies the type of bold, innovative science that brings us closer to effective treatments and, ultimately, a world without Alzheimer’s and other dementias,” says Heather Snyder, PhD, the Alzheimer’s Association’s senior vice president of medical and scientific relations.
The Zenith Fellows Awards are among the most prestigious worldwide for Alzheimer’s and dementia science. With funding from Zenith Society members, the program has provided more than $48 million in awards to 152 leading Alzheimer’s researchers in nine countries since 1991.
