# Rensselaer Alzheimer’s Fellows to Accelerate Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (RAFAELs)

> **NIH NIH R25** · RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE · 2024 · $263,355

## Abstract

Project Summary
The proposed Rensselaer Alzheimer’s Fellows to Accelerate Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (RAFAELs)
program will augment existing research and entrepreneurial activities at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
to train graduate students in commercialization skills in ADRD field. RAFAELs program is composed of three
parts: aim 1, Launch annual summer RAFAELs courses focused on ADRD translation and commercialization,
enriched by AI and data science; aim 2, Launch a RAFAELs course to nurture and evolve startups toward
financial sustainability; aim 3, Establish a mandatory industrial internship for each RAFAELs fellow. Upon
achieving these Aims, this Program will bridge the gap between foundational entrepreneurial knowledge and
tangible commercial prospects. It will empower researchers to seamlessly navigate the ADRD translational
journey from ideation to market realization, paving the way for flourishing careers beyond academia.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10954540
- **Project number:** 1R25AG088409-01
- **Recipient organization:** RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** Jonathan S. Dordick
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $263,355
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-05 → 2029-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10954540

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10954540, Rensselaer Alzheimer’s Fellows to Accelerate Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (RAFAELs) (1R25AG088409-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10954540. Licensed CC0.

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