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North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

½û·¬¶¯Âþ is proud to be the only NIA-supported Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) serving North Texas. We are a comprehensive hub that supports innovative research, offers diverse training opportunities, and provides education that empowers both patients and caregivers.

With the shared goal of enhancing the care and lives of those dealing with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD), our center focuses on examining the role of hypertension and other cardiometabolic factors in the early phases of AD/ADRD, developing innovative biomarkers for early detection, and identifying related therapeutic targets. We bring together nationally and internationally recognized researchers from ½û·¬¶¯Âþ, UT Dallas, and UT Arlington. We have experts in neuroimaging, informatics, and machine learning who plan to expand artificial intelligence (AI/ML) capabilities in the neurosciences.

Director

Ihab Hajjar

  • PD/PI
  • Core Lead, Admin & Clinical
  • Professor of Cognitive and
    Behavioral Neurology
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  • Dementia Care
John Hart

  • Associate Director
  • Core Lead, Executive Committee
  • Professor of Cognitive and
    Behavioral Neurology
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  • Dementia Care

Core Leadership

Munro Cullum

Marc Diamond

  • Core Lead, Biomarker
  • Professor & Director of the Center
    for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative
    Diseases
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Ramona Rhodes

Justin Rousseau, M.D.

  • Core Lead, Data Management
  • Associate Professor & Deputy
    Chief Medical Informatics Officer
    for Neurosciences
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  • Neurohospitalist Care
Charles White

  • Core Lead, Neuropathology
  • Professor & Director of Neuropathology
    Alzheimer's Disease Center
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Wanpen Vongpatanasin, M.D.

  • Core Co-Lead, Education
  • Professor of Cardiology
    & Hypertension
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Rong Zhang

  • Core Lead, Education
  • Professor of Neurology
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