Nima Jones '26

One of the main reasons I chose to study Alzheimer’s was because of my grandmother. A few years ago my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and since then I have had an interest in the disease. I started off by researching speculated causes of the disease such as chronic pain, blood cells, and abnormal mitochondrial distribution. Eventually, I moved on to researching treatments for the disease. Some interesting treatments I’ve learned about include stem cell transplantation, pulse stimulation, as well as various medicated drugs. In the future, I plan to investigate two specific aspects of Alzheimer’s. The first is how genetics play a role in the progression of Alzheimer’s and the second is how regeneration techniques of the peripheral nervous system can be used in the central nervous system.