Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Who we are
Monther Abu-Remaileh, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Genetics
Principal investigator, developmental project 1.1
Ehsan Adeli, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
REC Scholar 1.1
Nima Aghaeepour, PhD
Associate Professor (Research) of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine (Adult MSD), of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and (by courtesy) of Biomedical Data Sciences
Biomarker Core
Alissa Anderson, BA, MSEd
Administrative associate
Administrative Core
Katrin Andreasson, MD
Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Administrative and Biomarker Cores
J. Wesson Ashford, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor (Affiliated), Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Clinical Core
Nusha Askari, PhD
Senior administrator
Administrative Core
John Barry, MD
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and (by courtesy) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Core
Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and of Genetics
Clinical Core
Donald Born, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Neuropathology Core
Nicole Caceres, BA
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Maria-Lucia Campos, BA
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Divya Channappa, MS
Project coordinator
Biomarker Core
Steven Z. Chao MD., PhD
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated)
Clinical Core
Kelly Chau
Clinical research coordinator associate
Biomarker Core
Wei-ting Chen, PhD
Executive Director, Office of Community Engagement
Community Engagement & Partnerships Specialist
Outreach Recruitment & Engagement Core
Jennie Clark, MA, CPG, CAEd, CMC, CDP, CMDCP
Memory Support Program manager
Clinical Core
Maria Inmaculada Cobos Sillero MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Neuropathology Core
Nicole Kathleen Corso, MS
JEDI Committee
Guido Davidzon, MD, SM
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology
Imaging Core
J. Kaci Fairchild, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Research Education Component
Igor Feinstein, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Principal investigator, developmental project 3.2
Andrew Gentles, PhD
Assistant Professor, Depts of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics Research) and Biomedical Data Sciences
Principal investigator, developmental project 2.1
Henry (Hank) Greely, JD
Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and (by courtesy) of Genetics
Clinical Core
Michael Greicius, MD, MPH
Iqbal Farrukh and Asad Jamal Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences and (by courtesy) of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Imaging Core
Zihuai He, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences and of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics Research)
Data Management & Statistics Core
Alesha Heath, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
REC Scholar 3.1
Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Administrative and Clinical Cores
Gabriel Hergenroeder, BS
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical and Neuropathology Cores
Elizabeth E. Hoyte, BS
Web administrator
Administrative Core
Ramy Hussein, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Radiology
REC Scholar 2.1
Janet Hwang, MS
Database administrator
Data Management & Statistics Core
Harini Iyer, PhD
Postdoctoral scholar, Developmental Biology
Principal investigator, developmental project 2.2
Mike Jaime, BS
Financial administrator
Administrative Core
Caleb Lareau, PhD
Instructor, Department of Pathology
Principal investigator, developmental project 3.3
Amy Lin, MPH
Database system analyst
Data Management & Statistics Core
Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD
George E. and Lucy Becker Professor of Medicine and Professor (by courtesy) of Neurosurgery
Administrative Core
Ana Marquez, BS, MPH
Palliative care program coordinator
Administrative Core
T’Lesa Meadowcroft, BS
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Patricia Losada Moran, PhD
Senior research scientist, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Biomarker Core
Elizabeth Mormino, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Imaging Core
Heather E. Moss, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Principal investigator, developmental project 1.2
Jeff Nirschl, MD, PhD
Neuropathology fellow and post-doctoral researcher, Department of Pathology
REC Scholar 3.2
Claudia Padula, PhD
Instructor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Administrative Core
Juan Sebastian Perez
Clinical Research Coordinator
Outreach Recruitment & Engagement Core
VJ Periyakoil, MD
Professor of Medicine (Primary care and population health), VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Administrative Core
Kathleen Poston, MD, MS
Edward F. and Irene Thiel Pimley Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences and (by courtesy) of Neurosurgery
Research Education Component and Clinical Core
Veronica Ramirez, BS
Clinical research manager
Clinical Core
Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, PhD
Instructor, Epidemiology & Population Health
Administrative Core, Outreach Recruitment & Engagement Core
Alejandra Romo, BA
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Allyson C. Rosen, PhD, ABPP-CN
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry& Behavioral Sciences, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Clinical Core
Nora Sakiz, BS
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Birgitt Schüle, MD
Associate Professor (Research) of Pathology
Neuropathology Core
Sharon Sha, MD, MS
Clinical Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Core
Irina Skylar-Scott, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Core
Amanda Nicole Smith
Assistant clinical research coordinator
Biomarker Core
Lu Tian, ScD
Professor of Biomedical Data Science and (by courtesy) of Statistics
Data Management & Statistics Core
Tammy Tran, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Psychology
REC Scholar 1.2
Travis Urban, MD
Behavioral neurology fellow
Clinical Core
Mohini Vaidya, BS
Clinical research coordinator associate
Clinical Core
Hannes Vogel, MD
Professor of Pathology and of Pediatrics (Pediatric Genetics) and (by courtesy) of Neurosurgery and of Comparative Medicine
Neuropathology Core
Hillary Vossler
Research assistant
Imaging Core
Kristen Wheeler, DPT, PT
Research assistant
Research Education Component
Edward N. Wilson, PhD
Instructor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Biomarker Core
Joe Winer, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
REC Scholar 2.2
Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD
D.H. Chen Professor II of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Administrative and Biomarker Cores
Jerome Yesavage, MD
Jared and Mae Tinklenberg Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and (by courtesy) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, VA Palo Alto Medical Center
Administrative Core
Serena Yeung, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and (by courtesy) of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering
Data Management & Statistics Core
Kyan Younes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Core
Maya V. Yutsis, PhD, ABPP-CN
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Clinical Core
Faria Zafar, MS
Life Science Research Professional
Neuropathology Core
Gregory Zaharchuck, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology (Neuroimaging and Neurointervention)
Imaging Core
Michael M Zeineh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology (Neuroimaging and Neurointervention)
Imaging Core