Executive Committee

Principal Investigator and Director

Henry Paulson

Henry L. Paulson, MD, PhD

Lucile Groff Chair of Neurology for Alzheimers Disease
Research Professor
Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center Director
Professor of Neurology and Co-Division Chief Cognitive Disorders

Associate Directors and Administrative Core Co-Leaders

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Sami J. Barmada, MD, PhD

Associate Director
Neuropathology Core Co-Lead
Michigan Brain Bank Director
University of Michigan
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Ana Daugherty, PhD

Associate Director
Research Education Component Lead
Wayne State University
Nicholas Kanaan, PhD

Nicholas M. Kanaan, PhD

Associate Director
Biomarker Core Lead
Michigan State University

Executive Committee Members

Kelly Bakulski, Ph.D.

Kelly Bakulski, PhD

Data Management and Statistical Core Leader
University of Michigan
Scott E. Counts, PhD

Scott E. Counts, PhD

Neuropathology Core Co-Investigator
Michigan State University
Bruno J. Giordani

Bruno J. Giordani, PhD

Clinical Core Co-Lead
University of Michigan
Judith Heidebrink, MD, MS

Judith L. Heidebrink, MD

Clinical Core Lead
University of Michigan
Joan Ilardo, PhD, LMSW

Joan Ilardo, PhD, LMSW

Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core Co-Investigator
Michigan State University
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Catherine C. Kaczorowski BA, PhD

Research Education Component Co-Lead
University of Michigan
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Andrew Lieberman, MD, PhD

Neuropathology Core Lead
University of Michigan
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David G. Morgan, PhD

Biomarker Core Co-Lead
Michigan State University
Douglas Noll, PhD

Douglas Noll, PhD

Neuroimaging Core Lead
University of Michigan
Annalise M. Rahman-Filipiak

Annalise M Rahman-Filipiak, PhD

Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core Co-Lead
Wayne State University
J Scott Roberts

J. Scott Roberts, PhD

Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core Lead
University of Michigan
Irving Vega

Irving Vega, PhD

Research Education Component Co-Lead
Michigan State University
John Woodard, PhD

John Woodard, PhD

Executive Committee Member
Wayne State University