We support the work of investigators and other professionals in a variety of ways. Please review our various methods of support below, and contact us if you have any questions.
Please be sure to acknowledge the partial support of our funding in all work to which we contribute. Specific acknowledgment information is listed in the Acknowledgement & Logos section below.
The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center promotes clinical research on memory and aging that involves direct use of research volunteers, biomarkers, and other clinical data collected through the University of Michigan Memory and Aging Project. We manage a well-characterized data set to facilitate recruitment for Center-supported projects and publications.
Investigators wishing to utilize the research volunteer database must complete the MADC Resource Application.
More information
Contact Arijit Bhaumik
Phone: 734-936-8281
Email: [email protected]
For preliminary data requests, please complete and submit the MADC Resource Application.
More information
Contact Arijit Bhaumik
Phone: 734-936-8281
Email: [email protected]
The Michigan Brain Bank is designed to support investigations of dementing disorders. The Michigan Brain Bank provides researchers who study Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders with access to well-characterized human brain tissue. To optimize research, the Michigan Brain Bank assists in the collection and storage of brain tissue from individuals who have been followed in research studies at the University of Michigan and other Centers. We are fortunate to have had many generous patients and families participate in this brain donation program. The most useful tissue for research comes from individuals with extensive clinical information, typically from those who have participated in clinical research projects. Tissues stored in the Michigan Brain Bank are extensively characterized by experienced pathologists and available to scientists on request. Michigan Brain Bank tissues have been used by numerous scientists here and at other Centers in the United States.
For investigators wishing to utilize tissues stored in the Michigan Brain Bank, please complete the MADC Resource Application.
More information
Contact Matthew Perkins
Phone: 734-647-7648
Email: [email protected]
Clinical Core
Leads
Benjamin Hampstead, PhD, ABPP/CN, [email protected]
Judith Heidebrink, MD, MS, [email protected]
Manager
Stephen Campbell, LMSW, [email protected]
Resources
ADRC UDS data and Neuropsychological assessment data. ADRC subject pool.
Biomarker Core
Leads
Dave Morgan, PhD, [email protected]
Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, [email protected]
Resources
Blood (or other biological fluid) biomarker assessments via SIMOA immunoassays and/or mass
spectrometry
Data Management and Statistical Core
Lead
Kelly Bakulski, PhD, [email protected]
Manager
Jonathan Reader, MS, [email protected]
Resources
Contact information for study recruitment, data for secondary analyses, and database
design/automation, statistical consultation for grant/manuscript, collaboration for analyses for
grant/manuscript
Neuroimaging Core
Leads
Doug Noll, PhD, [email protected]
Benjamin Hampstead, PhD, ABPP/CN, [email protected]
Manager
Cynthia Sopko, [email protected]
Resources
Access to neuroimaging data for MADRC cohorts, consulting on the design of imaging components and imaging biomarkers, consulting on image analysis
Neuropathology Core
Lead
Andrew Lieberman, MD, PhD, [email protected]
Manager
Matthew Perkins, BA, [email protected]
https://www.brainbank.umich.edu/
Resources
Fresh frozen and FFPE (on Slides) post-mortem human samples of various Neurodegenerative
diseases. MRotary Microtome of FFPE Tissues, Brain Extraction, and Spinal Cord Extraction
(laminectomy), Blood Sample Processing (Buffy coat, Serum, Plasma, Packed Red Blood Cells).
We can also procure desired tissues from donors with neurodegenerative diseases through our autopsy services.
Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core
Leads
Scott Roberts, PhD, [email protected]
Annalise Rahman-Filipiak, PhD, [email protected]
Manager
Theresa Gierzynski, LMSW [email protected]
Resources
We can help assist studies actively trying to recruit participants; we can offer speaking
opportunities/feature articles on our website/newsletter to promote the visibility of their work. We also have a research registry available to junior investigators conducting research studies and we can also share information about research studies through our Center newsletters, social media, and email communications. We host an annual Research Symposium and encourage junior investigators to attend and participate in the poster session/oral presentations. We offer various educational materials about dementia, brain health, and helpful resources for patients and families. We are always looking for new faculty to join our group of expert presenters and have speaking opportunities available on an ongoing basis.
Research Education Component
Leads
Ana Daugherty, PhD, [email protected]
Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD, [email protected]
Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, [email protected]
Irving Vega, PhD, [email protected]
Manager
Stephanie Nava, MA, [email protected]
Resources
Mentorship of junior investigators, quarterly case conferences, developmental project funds,
and conference award funds for junior investigators. Dementia for Scientists curriculum.
Learn more in the Faculty Expertise section.
Several Center faculty were involved in creating the University of Michigan School of Social Work certificate program.
This self-paced certificate is designed for healthcare professionals who deliver or plan to deliver person- and family-centered care to people living with memory loss or dementia, including social workers, nurses, primary care physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, health educators, and administrators. Participants will gain clinical knowledge and skills in culturally competent assessment, care planning, and state-of-the-art clinical intervention.
Learn more about the program here.
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center is committed to promoting the advancement of dementia research skills in junior faculty through the provision of training resources. Established with the generous support of the Chawla family, the Isadore & Margaret Mezey Award will pay for conference expenses for junior investigators associated with their participation in national or international conferences focusing on the latest discoveries in neurodegenerative research and clinical practices. Awardees have a keen interest in advancing their careers in the dementia field and use the award for participation in annual meetings associated with major brain-related associations or societies.
Please remember to acknowledge partial support from NIH/NIA grant P30AG053760 and P30AG072931 in your publications, presentations, websites, posters, and other dissemination efforts that are related to our Center’s research, development and training activities. Also, please include an approved center logo.
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This was partially supported by the NIH/NIA funded Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center (P30AG053760 and P30AG072931).
Logos
For approved logos to use in posters and presentations, please contact Erin Fox at [email protected].
Annually, we host a research symposium focused on the non-amyloid contributions to neurodegeneration. The symposium rotates locations across our three sites: Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Detroit. There are opportunities to present a poster at the event.
