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For Immediate Release
May 16, 2005

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Orlando, Fla - Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings, Director of UCLA's Alzheimer's Disease Center, has won the American Geriatrics Society's prestigious Henderson State-of-the-Art Award.

"The award goes to an individual whose research and publications help us better understand and respond to the problems inherent in elder care," said AGS President Dr. David Reuben, presenting the award to Dr. Cummings here on Tuesday, during the society's annual meeting.

In addition to heading the center, Dr. Cummings is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, and the Augustus S. Rose Professor of Neurology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. He is the chair of the National Institute on Aging's Review Committee of Pilot Studies of Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, and the editor, author, or co-author of 19 books and hundreds of articles on dementia, Alzheimer's and related topics.

The Henderson award is named for the late Dr. Edward Henderson, who helped establish the field of geriatrics and held many leadership positions in the society. Recipients deliver a lecture on their research during the annual meeting. Dr. Cummings lecture, "Alzheimer's Disease - Preventing, Delaying, Treating," covered the leading treatments for the disease and the relationship between its pathology and proposed treatments

Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (http://www.americangeriatrics.org) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The Society supports this mission through activities in clinical practice, professional and public education, research and public policy. With an active membership of over 6,700 health care professionals, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies and practices in geriatric medicine. The American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, the premier scientific meeting for geriatrics health care providers, educators, and researchers, began May 11 and runs through May 15.