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Expertise in Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Faculty

Faculty investigators studying Alzheimer’s disease have a strong and long-standing commitment to neurodegenerative research and receive generous grant awards and international support to advance their studies.

These accomplished faculty mentors are also committed to developing new researchers specifically trained to discover innovative approaches to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

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Schedule an interview with an IU School of Medicine faculty member or request materials and resources about Alzheimer’s disease research by contacting the IU School of Medicine media relations team.

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Liana G. Apostolova, MD, MS, FAAN

Associate Dean of Alzheimer's Disease Research

Michelle L. Block, PhD

Paul Stark Professor of Pharmacology

Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH

Richard M. Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research

Yansheng Du, PhD

Professor of Neurology

Martin R. Farlow, MD

Professor Emeritus of Neurology

Tatiana Foroud, PhD

Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs

Nicole R. Fowler, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Sujuan Gao, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Hugh C. Hendrie, MD

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry

Gary D. Hutchins, PhD

Robert W. Holden Professor of Radiology

Jungsu Kim, PhD

P. Michael Conneally Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics

Bruce T. Lamb, PhD

Executive Director, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

Gary E. Landreth, PhD

Martin Professor of Alzheimer's Research

Cristian A. Lasagna Reeves, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Brenna C. McDonald, PsyD

Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Kathy L. Newell, MD

Jay C. and Lucile L. Kahn Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research and Education

Kwangsik Nho, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Adrian L. Oblak, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Alan Palkowitz, PhD

Senior Research Professor of Medicine

Shannon L. Risacher, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Andrew J. Saykin, PsyD

Director, Center for Neuroimaging and Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Ruben Vidal, PhD

Luella McWhirter Martin Professor of Clinical Alzheimer's Research

Yu-Chien Wu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Karmen K. Yoder, PhD

Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences