Our mission and Vision
To prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease
The mission of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) is to rigorously test methods for early detection of and treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and bring effective therapeutics to the world.
We develop the deepest understanding of the disease and all its stages, from Mild Cognitive Impairment to end-stage and hospice
We design and hone the right tools for studying therapeutics
We create rigorous trial designs and analytical approaches
We put patient and participant privacy, safety and collaboration first
We implement and then analyze the most promising trials
We share our findings with the community
We educate and train the Alzheimer’s clinical trials workforce for sustainability
People
Leadership
- Alzheimer’s disease (AD) clinical trial design
- Remote assessment of AD risk
- Primary prevention of AD
- Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
- Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
- AD Clinical Trial Design and Conduct
- Biostatistics
- Clinical trial design, conduct and analysis
- Participant recruitment and retention science
- Preclinical studies of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
- Experimental neuropathology of ADRD
- Novel biomarker discovery
- AD Clinical trial design
- Remote assessment of cognitive risk for future AD
- Innovative measurement of cognition in pre-clinical AD
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Alzheimer’s clinical trial design and analysis
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Statistical modeling and prediction of Alzheimer’s disease progression
- Clinical Research Informatics
- Remote Data Capture Systems
- Natural Language Processing
Education
We Offer educational programs for multiple levels

Methods and Protocols for Advancement of Clinical Trials
We offer comprehensive training programs in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
IMPACT AD
IMPACT-AD is an Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders (ADRD) course that aims to educate and promote diversity among research professionals and future principal investigators in the field of ADRD research.
Internships
The USC Keck School of Medicine- Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) in San Diego, California offers a summer Student Research Internship Program for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. All interns will work closely with and learn from an internationally renowned, multi-disciplinary team of scientists, researchers and staff members in the areas of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) clinical trials research.
Partnerships
About
Annual Report
2022 may be considered the culmination of three decades of work to develop disease-modifying treatments. Read more in the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute annual report, now online.
Take Action
You can make a Difference
Help advance our mission to bring therapeutic advances to our patients and their families.
Making significant progress in fighting one of the most critical public health issues in the country.
Supporting the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) helps advance our core mission to bring therapeutic advances to our patients and their families as quickly as possible.