Our Research Center
We welcome you to get involved in the Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s activities.
We provide resources for the Arizona community including for:
- People who have questions about memory and thinking challenges and concerns
- Family members and caregivers of people with dementia or related memory concerns
- Healthy adults who want to volunteer for studies on the human brain
The Arizona ADRC builds on the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium’s foundation by organizing scientists from seven different institutions into dedicated workgroups. These groups are known as “Cores”, and include:
Administrative Core
Provides leadership, organizational structure, and support.
Jessica Langbaum, PhD
(Director, Administrative Core Leader)
Eric M. Reiman, MD
(Associate Director)
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
(Associate Director)
Carol A. Barnes, PhD
(Ad-Hoc Review Program Director)
Winnie Liang, PhD
(Administrative Director)
Andrea Schmitt, BS, CRA
(Grants Director)
Neuropathology Core
A “brain bank” that analyzes brain and blood samples and provides data to researchers around the world.
Thomas G. Beach, MD, PhD
(Neuropathology Core Leader)
Geidy E. Serrano, PhD
(Associate Core Leader)
Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement (ORE) Core
Leads outreach, education, and recruitment efforts for researchers, professionals, family caregivers, and the general public. We welcome everyone and are making a specific effort to serve Arizona’s Latino and Native American communities.
David W. Coon, PhD
(Core Leader)
Jessica Langbaum, PhD
(Associate Core Leader)
Biomarker Core
Analyzes biological markers to help scientists inside and outside Arizona to advance Alzheimer’s-related research.
Gene Alexander, PhD
(Biomarker Core Leader)
Yi Su, PhD
(Associate Core Leader)
Nicholas Ashton, PhD
(Associate Core Leader)
Clinical Core
Leads the care and study of hundreds of patients and healthy older adult volunteers at five different locations across the state of Arizona.
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
(Leader)
Parichita Choudhury, MD
(Associate Core Leader)
To learn more about Clinical Core studies and for a listing of locations and contact information, click here.
Data Management and Statistics Core
Collects and standardizes research data for use by scientists in and outside of the Arizona ADRC.
Yi Su, PhD
(Core Leader)
Sean Dudley
(Associate Core Co-Leader)
Research Education Component
Supports the training of a diverse group of future research leaders in the study of Alzheimer’s and the aging brain.
Roberta Brinton, PhD
(Research Education Component Leader)
Heather Bimonte-Nelson, PhD
(Associate Core Leader)
Learn more about Student Engagement and get involved here: https://azalz.org/student-engagement/
DATA SHARING
We are excited to share our data in a variety of forms.
Please email your request to [email protected] or contact our Data Management and Statistics Core directly.
Click here if you are a researcher who wants to make a tissue request.