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Melissa Hughes: “The research at UW Madison is the backbone of Alzheimer's…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Published | Video Starts at 11:29

UW Madison received $150 million for Alzheimer's research. And I'm especially passionate about this. I lost my sister in law just two weeks ago to early onset Alzheimer's. And The research at UW Madison is the backbone of Alzheimer's research all around the country. And we have to find a cure for this devastating disease. Six million people, six million families are going through Alzheimer's right now as we sit here today. (11:29–11:36)

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Asserts that UW Madison's research is central to national Alzheimer's research efforts.

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