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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.

Eric M. Reiman, MD
(Director, Administrative Core Leader)

Richard J. Caselli, MD
(Associate Director)

Jessica Langbaum, PhD
(Associate Director)

Carol A. Barnes, PhD
(Ad-Hoc Review Program Director)

Andrea Schmitt, BS, CRA
(Administrative 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
(Neuropathology Core Co-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
(Core Co-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
(Co-Leader)

Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
(Co-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.

Richard J. Caselli, MD
(Clinical Core Leader)

Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
(Co-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
(Co-Leader)

Don Saner, DMSC
(Co-Leader, Data Management)

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
(Research Education Component Co-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.