Sanders Brown researcher Pete Nelson honored for groundbreaking work

About this episode

Dr. Greg interviews Pete Nelson about his recognition for groundbreaking work in Alzheimer's research during a game honoring Pat Summitt.

Each year UK Athletics, UK HealthCare and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging partner for a game honoring legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt — who battled Alzheimer's disease with remarkable courage. This year, as part of the contest, Pete Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., the R.C. Durr Foundation Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease at UK, was recognized for his groundbreaking work. He talks about it with Dr. Greg.

People in this episode

Host: Greg Davis

Guest: Pete Nelson

Topics covered

• Alzheimer's disease
• medical research
• sports and health
• honors and awards
• interviews

Keywords

• Alzheimer's
• Pete Nelson
• Pat Summitt
• UK HealthCare
• medical research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Athletics, UK HealthCare, UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, R.C. Durr Foundation

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