In research labs, work is being done to make the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s a realization. For the man who directs that research, finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is personal. Dr. Sanjay Asthana lost his father to Alzheimer’s.“I’m absolutely sure that one day we will get there and the amount of research that’s going on right here at UW-Madison actually is making some very important contributions,” says Dr. Asthana, associate dean of gerontology at UW-Madison.