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Featured researcher

Paul Aisen, MD

Contribution of Alzheimer’s biomarkers and risk factors to cognitive impairment and decline across the Alzheimer’s disease continuum Alzheimers Dement.

Using the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative to improve early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimers Dement.

The case for low-level BACE1 inhibition for the prevention of Alzheimer disease Nat Rev Neurol.

Leadership & Faculty

Professor of Neurology, Medical Director of Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
Research Areas
  • Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
  • Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
  • AD Clinical Trial Design and Conduct
Professor of Neurology; Director, Section of Biostatistics & Section of Participant Recruitment & Retention Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
Research Areas
  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical trial design, conduct and analysis
  • Participant recruitment and retention science
Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience and the W.M. Keck Endowed Professor in Medicine, Director Neuroscience Translational Research Division and Biomarker Laboratory and Biorepository Director, Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
Research Areas
  • Preclinical studies of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
  • Experimental neuropathology of ADRD
  • Novel biomarker discovery
Cecily Jenkins Headshot
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology; Director of Neuropsychology, USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
Research Areas
  • AD Clinical trial design
  • Remote assessment of cognitive risk for future AD
  • Innovative measurement of cognition in pre-clinical AD
Professor of Neurology, Associate Director of Biostatistics, Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
Research Areas
  • Alzheimer’s clinical trial design and analysis

  • Statistical modeling and prediction of Alzheimer’s disease progression

Team Leads

Administration Team

Shared Services - Budget Business Technician

Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC) Team

Biomarker And Basic Science Teams

Biostatistics Team

Clinical Monitoring Team

Clinical Operations Team

Data Management Team

Clinical Data Reporting & Analytics Administrator

Informatics Team

Information Technology Team

Medical Monitoring Team

Neuropsychology Team

Recruitment, Engagement and Retention Team

Regulatory Affairs Team