Bruce T. Lamb, PhD
Executive Director, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
Co-Director, Neurosciences Institute of Excellence
Distinguished Professor
Roberts Family Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research
Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Bio
Bruce Lamb, PhD, received his bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania prior to a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. In 1996, Dr. Lamb was recruited to Case Western Reserve University, where he rose from Assistant to Associate Professor. He joined the Cleveland Clinic in 2005 and rose to full Professor in 2011. In 2016, Dr. Lamb joined the Indiana University School of Medicine as Director of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute.
Dr. Lamb’s laboratory works on the basic science of Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on: genetic modifiers identified from mouse and human studies; animal models of Alzheimer’s disease (including Director of the NIH-Funded Model Organism Development and Evaluation for Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease program, MODEL-AD); microglia and neuronal-microglial communication in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s pathologies; traumatic brain injury as an environmental modifier for the development of Alzheimer’s pathologies; and Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery as Co-Director of the NIH-Funded IU School of Medicine/Purdue UniversityTarget Enablement to Advance Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease (TREAT-AD) Center.
In addition, Dr. Lamb is actively involved in advocacy for increased research funding for the disease. Dr. Lamb has received multiple honors including the National Civic Award and the Zaven Khachaturian Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer’s Association and was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Year | Degree | Institution |
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1991 | PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
1985 | BA | Swarthmore College |
Alzheimer’s Disease, Animal Models, Microglia, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, Traumatic Brain Injury
Desc: Fellow (Medical Sciences)
Scope: National
Date: 1905-07-06
Desc: Zaven Khachaturian Lifetime Achievement Award
Scope: National
Date: 1905-07-05
Desc: National Civic Award
Scope: National
Date: 1905-07-05
Desc: Jennifer B. Langston Award , Community Service
Scope: Local
Date: 1905-07-05
Desc: Chair, Medical and Scientific Advisory Group
Scope: National
Date:
Desc: Member, Board of Directors
Scope: National
Date:
Desc: Member, Medical and Scientific Advisory Group
Scope: National
Date:
Desc: Programmatic Panel of the Defense Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Program
Scope: National
Date:
Desc: Member, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neurodegeneration Study Section
Scope: National
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