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Acknowledgments In the two years that have passed since we first conceived this book, we have accumulated innumerable debts to many individuals without whose support this book could not have been produced. First, we would like to thank Eli Lilly and Company for generous support at every stage of this project, and especially for providing the contributors of this book with the rich environment of Alois Alzheimer’s birthplace to begin the process. In particular, we owe thanks to Robert Postlethwait, Jochen Becker, and John Lucas for their understanding and commitment to this project. Jennifer Stegemann made travel to and from the conference in Marktbreit remarkably easy and comfortable, and handled many other logistical details of the conference. We were also fortunate to have two researchers from Lilly, Larry Altstiel and Steve Paul, co-author a chapter for the book. At the Johns Hopkins University Press, we would like to thank our editor, Wendy Harris, for her advice and understanding as this project slowly evolved into a book. The anonymous referee at Hopkins gave us many helpful suggestions that allowed us to improve this book. Elizabeth Yoder’s copyediting of the final version smoothed out many rough edges. In Cleveland, we would like to thank Barbara Juknialis for copyediting the entire manuscript at an early stage. Barbara Ballenger copyedited later versions of several chapters. Danielle DiBona helped with much of the laborious work of typing these revisions. Julia Rajcan of the Alzheimer’s Center handled so many of the logistical details of producing this book that it surely would not have appeared without her help. We would also like to thank a number of people at Case Western Reserve University. In the history department Alan Rocke, Jonathan xviii Acknowledgments Sadowsky, and David Van Tassel provided helpful advice at various stages of this project. Jesse Ballenger would also like to thank his colleague and friend Patrick Ryan for understanding, enthusiastic support, and cogent advice on how to integrate this project into the larger journey we have shared in graduate school. Peter Whitehouse would like to thank the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine, and in particular the chair of the department, Dennis Landis, for supporting the sort of broad intellectual pursuits that this book represents. In Germany, Konrad and Ulrike Maurer and the staff of the Alzheimer-Haus worked especially hard to provide a gracious and inspiring atmosphere for the participants of the conference on which this book is based. The two days spent in the charming town of Marktbreit had a profound if intangible impact on this book. We would also like to thank the many patients and their families who have long been a source of inspiration for us. Finally, we would like to thank our families, without whose support this project would not have been possible. ...

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