Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease During the Megathon: Spotlight on Three Citizen Scientists

Stall Catchers, a gamified way of contributing to Alzheimer’s research, is going big! Working with SciStarter, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, the Citizen Science Association, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region, and other partners, Stall Catchers is activating the Megathon (register at Megathon.us) during Citizen Science Day (SciStarter.org/Citizen-Science-Day) on April 13. New players can join the thousands who have already zoomed through mouse brains, helping find clogged blood vessels that may lead to Alzheimer’s. While you play, you can exchange messages with other online players using the chat box on the far right side of the screen. Who might you encounter when you play Stall Catchers? I spoke with three incredible catchers to find out…