UCSF researcher to study risk factors and consequences of stroke

A San Francisco researcher is receiving $130,000 for her research studying risk factors and consequences of stroke among different racial/ethnic groups through the AHA/ASA/ABF Lawrence M. Brass, MD, Stroke Research Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Brain Foundation,(formerly the American Academy of Neurology Foundation), the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, was awarded the fellowship for her work to better understand risk factors for stroke and whether stroke results in depression and impaired cognitive function in older adults of three different racial/ethnic backgrounds.

The two-year award will consist of an annual stipend of $65,000. The award is designed to encourage stroke clinical research with the goal of providing better treatment, prevention or cure of the disease.