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Impact Report 2023  As a Neurological Foundation PhilipWrightson Fellow, he holds a two-year grant to spend time at an overseas institute before returning with that knowledge to New Zealand. He has been studying the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, in the hope of finding ways to slow its progression. “I’m gaining overseas experience and exposure to a world-leading expert in brain plasticity and memory consolidation,” Blake says. OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE TO BENEFITKIWI PATIENTS Dr Blake Highet is a Kiwi scientist studying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) at the University of Utah. “This fellowship is helping to progress our knowledge of why and how early AD happens, andwill put me in a strong position to establish myself as an expert in AD progression onmy return to NewZealand.” Dr Blake Highet, PhilipWrightson Fellow, Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah