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Alan D. Palkowitz

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1985
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsEstrogen and related hormone effectsAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Publications

57

Citations

2,012

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Alan D. Palkowitz works on discovering and developing new drug candidates for Alzheimer's disease, with a focus on identifying and validating biological targets and designing chemical compounds (ligands) that act on them. Much of this work is conducted through the Indiana University School of Medicine\u2013Purdue University TREAT-AD Center, part of a national consortium building 'target enablement' resources to support next-generation Alzheimer's therapeutics. The research combines medicinal chemistry, cell-based models, and immune-focused signaling pathways relevant to the disease.

Alzheimer's disease drug discoveryTherapeutic target identification and validationMedicinal chemistry and ligand designNeuroimmune signaling pathways (SHIP1/INPP5D, PLC\u03b32, TREM2)Cellular and animal disease modeling

After several years with no recorded output, publication activity has been steady with a recent increase, peaking in 2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through December 2029 — about 3 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH U01AG088021through Dec 2029 · $2.2M awarded

    Optimization of SHIP1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

  • ActiveNIH U54AG065181through Nov 2029 · $851k awarded

    Admin-Core

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 2,012cohort median 3,385
h-index: 21cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 3.2cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~14 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 6 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
1718192020: 2 publications20212022: 4 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 6 publications626
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia×12
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions×1
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×1
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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