Dr. Tiffany Hensley-McBain received a grant from National Institutes of Health this month. The grant, Montana’s first NIH funding focused on Alzheimer’s disease in over 30 years, supports Dr. Hensley-McBain’s research on neutrophils in the immune system. Her goal is to determine if these cells contribute to Alzheimer's disease in persons with a specific genetic risk factor.

February 11th marks the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. In Montana, you have to look no further than the McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls as a leading example.