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In a celebration postponed by COVID-19, Justin Ichida was recognized and honored as the inaugural John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

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Keck School of Medicine of USC, Dr. Justin Ichida Endowed Professorship Celebration (left to right), Cheryl Mae Craft, Justin Ichida, and Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of Keck School of Medicine.(Photo by Greg Grudt\/ Steve Cohn)<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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In March 2020, Justin Ichida, PhD, was appointed to a prestigious endowed professorship<\/a> at Keck School of Medicine of USC through a generous philanthropic gift from the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation. On October 20, 2022, more than two years later, an appreciative group of scientific leaders, colleagues, philanthropists, family, and friends were at last able to gather and celebrate.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustin is not only on the cutting edge, he\u2019s beyond the cutting edge,\u201d said Cheryl Mae Craft, PhD, president and CEO of the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation and professor of Ophthalmology and Integrative Anatomical Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. \u201cI truly believe his innovative approach is the future of treatments and cures for ALS and for Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Developing effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer\u2019s disease is one of medical science\u2019s most urgent yet intractable challenges. The Ichida Lab has rapidly distinguished itself for its highly innovative, stem-cell based approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so grateful to the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation, and so proud of Dr. Ichida and the extraordinary research he and his team have done in the fight against Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases,\u201d said Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of Keck School of Medicine of USC. \u201cI cannot wait to see the impact he and his team will continue to have on these important diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Justin Ichida, MD (Photo by Greg Grudt\/ Steve Cohn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event, which took place at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, offered those who have worked with and supported Ichida throughout his career the opportunity to express their gratitude and admiration and to reflect on the impact he continues to make as an investigator and a colleague.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustin has established a world-class program, understanding the mechanisms underlying very difficult neurological diseases in frontotemporal dementia and in ALS,\u201d said Andrew<\/p>\n

McMahon, PhD, chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. \u201cAs a scientist, as a teacher, and as a member of our department, Justin has made an incredible difference, and I am delighted to be a part of this celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot many people get voted the coolest lab at Keck. This is the rumor about Justin,\u201d said Bruce Miller, MD, medical director for the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation and director of the University of California, San Francisco Memory and Aging Center. \u201cThe way he mentors, the way he does science, should be filmed and watched.\u201d Executive board members of the Foundation also in attendance at the event included Chair BJ Kirwan Hanna, Vice President Margaret Black, and Secretary Genevieve McSweeney.<\/p>\n

The John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation funded Ichida\u2019s endowed associate professorship as part of a deliberate strategy to support and connect exemplary young neuroscience investigators who are pioneering new approaches at the cutting-edge of neurodegenerative research. The Foundation has endowed twelve such positions at academic medical institutions across California and hosts an annual consortium where these researchers and their teams gather to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.<\/p>\n

This is in keeping with the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation\u2019s storied history and dedication to finding new treatments and a cure for neurodegenerative diseases.\u00a0 Founded by the acclaimed opera singer Dorothy Kirsten French in honor of her husband, the Foundation has brought crucial attention and funding to Alzheimer\u2019s research throughout its nearly 40-year history.<\/p>\n

The Foundation has also generously supported Keck School of Medicine of USC for over 30 years and was an early champion of Ichida\u2019s work. In 2017, the Foundation awarded a gift in support of Ichida\u2019s trailblazing work studying the role of microglia in neurodegeneration. The award was made in honor of the Foundation\u2019s former president and CEO, Michael Minchin, Jr., and is one of multiple notable accomplishments garnered by Ichida in his still young career.<\/p>\n

Ichida has also received the Pathway to Independence award from the NIH, the Donald and Delia Baxter Faculty Scholar Award, and the Champion for a Cure award, the highest honor that the ALS Association bestows on scientists for intellectual achievement. In October, he received the NIH Director\u2019s Award<\/a>, a highly prestigious, $4.971 million grant which honors exceptionally creative scientists proposing unconventional approaches for addressing major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.<\/p>\n

The potential of Ichida\u2019s research has been especially meaningful to patients and families, such as Team Nanci, the group of family and friends who came together in support of Hollywood publicist Nanci Ryder after her diagnosis of ALS in 2014. Academy Award-winning actress Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, who came to know Ichida as part of Team Nanci, punctuated his impressive list of accolades in a recorded message played at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations on being appointed the first John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Association Endowed Professor at Keck School of Medicine of USC,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a remarkable honor and achievement. Especially for a teenager.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ichida received the warm approbation of friends, family, and colleagues with gratitude and humility, giving credit to his lab members, to the leadership of Andrew McMahon and Dean Carolyn Meltzer, to his collaborators at USC and other institutions, and to the patients and families that inspire his work. He also outlined the future trajectory of his team\u2019s research.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur experiments seem to be pointing us toward immune cells in the brain, known as microglial cells, as a big disease modifier,\u201d said Ichida. \u201cSome of what we\u2019re doing now is to transplant these cells. When we modify them to be protective instead of deleterious it has a tremendous effect, and that\u2019s something we\u2019re going to pursue, along with other stem cell discovery approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ichida acknowledged how the John Douglas French Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation\u2019s support has already proved instrumental in the early stages of this work\u2014an expression of appreciation that was roundly reciprocated by the board members and officers of the Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for cures for neurodegenerative diseases you don\u2019t have to go very far today,\u201d said Bruce Miller. \u201cYou go right down to Justin, think about his lab\u2026think about the incredible infrastructure at USC. 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