Alison became the Director of Clinical Operations in 2024, after co-leading the team for several years.

“She brings a wealth of experience and an assurance of continuity to her leadership of the Clinical Operations team.” Paul S. Aisen, MD

Alison earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from UC Davis in 2009 and started
her career in clinical research at an Institutional Review Board. She joined the Clinical
Operations team in August of 2011 as a Project Coordinator. She served as a Senior Project
Manager for both the A4 and LEARN studies until she was promoted to co-lead Clinical
Operations with a focus on the operations support team, policies, standard operating procedures
and templates. She also leads the study implementation plans and associated resources and
vendors.