Judith L Heidebrink

Judith Heidebrink, MD, MS
Richard D and Katherine M O'Connor Research Professor of Alzheimer's Disease
Clinical Professor of Neurology and Co-Division Chief Cognitive Disorders, Medical School
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University of Michigan
Department of Neurology
2901 Hubbard Road, Suite 2723
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Judith L Heidebrink
Judith Heidebrink, MD, MS
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    • Journal Article
      A computational model to describe multi-regional brain architecture during neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
      Li X, Rockall AG, Edison P, Mintzer J, Hu W, Seshadri S, Lowe V, Graff-Radford J, Botha H, Knopman D, Jones D, Boeve B, Petersen R, Heidebrink J, Frascino J, Gama A, Brewer J, Boudreau J, Becerra M, Dagerman K, Trejo E, Pawluczyk S, O’Leary K, Martin K, Conant C, Munoz C, Schneider LS, Shang Y, Nguyen M, Ryan J, Taylor J, Devereux G, Schwartz D, Clay T, Thomas A, Pierce A, White S, Kaye J, Silbert L, Silverberg N, Masterman D, Masliah E, Jackson J, Ho C, González H, Bernard M, Barnes L, Potter W, Carrillo M, Molchan S, Ryan L, Hsiao JK, Buckholtz N, Snyder PJ, Frank R, Khachaturian Z, Thal L, Harkins K, Largent E, Grill J, Erickson C, Karlawish J, Lagarde J, Windon C, Chiotis K, La Joie R, Soleimani-Meigooni D, Shen L, Kaddurah-Daouk R, Lacy K, Apostolova LG, Craft H, Risacher SL, Foroud TM, Trojanowski JQ, Wan Y, Brylska M, Korecka M, Lee VMY, Taylor-Reinwald L, Cairns NJ, Bernhardt H, Franklin E, Morris JC, LoPresti B, Villemagne V, Rabinovici G, Koeppe RA, Ward C, Reyes C, Borowski B, Forghanian-Arani A, DeCarli C, Thompson P, Fox NC, Felmlee J, Strong J, Germano KK, Hoang I, Glittenberg M. Scientific Reports, 2026 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-54109-8
      PMID: 42289440
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      GWAS of Tau-Neurodegeneration Mismatch Identifies New Risk Loci for Susceptibility to Tau
      Nabizadeh F, Mohamadi H, Weiner MW, Aisen P, Petersen R, Jack CR, Jagust W, Trojanowski JQ, Toga AW, Beckett L, Green RC, Saykin AJ, Morris J, Shaw LM, Khachaturian Z, Sorensen G, Kuller L, Raichle M, Paul S, Davies P, Fillit H, Hefti F, Holtzman D, Mesulam MM, Potter W, Snyder P, Schwartz A, Montine T, Thomas RG, Donohue M, Walter S, Gessert D, Sather T, Jiminez G, Harvey D, Bernstein M, Thompson P, Schuff N, Borowski B, Gunter J, Senjem M, Vemuri P, Jones D, Kantarci K, Ward C, Koeppe RA, Foster N, Reiman EM, Chen K, Mathis C, Landau S, Cairns NJ, Householder E, Taylor-Reinwald L, Lee V, Korecka M, Figurski M, Crawford K, Neu S, Foroud TM, Potkin SG, Shen L, Faber K, Kim S, Nho K, Thal L, Buckholtz N, Albert M, Frank R, Hsiao J, Kaye J, Quinn J, Lind B, Carter R, Dolen S, Schneider LS, Pawluczyk S, Beccera M, Teodoro L, Spann BM, Brewer J, Vanderswag H, Fleisher A, Heidebrink JL, Lord JL, Mason SS, Albers CS, Knopman D, Johnson K, Doody RS, Villanueva-Meyer J, Chowdhury M, Rountree S, Dang M, Stern Y, Honig LS, Bell KL, Ances B, Carroll M, Leon S. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 2026 Sep 1; 32 (9): DOI:10.1002/cns.71125
      PMID: 42678350
    • Journal Article
      Dementia etiology classification using NULISA plasma biomarkers and machine learning
      DuBois KN, Pal S, Maher AC, Heidebrink J, Persad C, Giordani B, Hampstead BM, Bakulski KM, Morgan DG, Kanaan NM. Alzheimer S and Dementia, 2026 Jun 1; 22 (6): DOI:10.1002/alz.71603
      PMID: 42337943
    • Journal Article
      I am a site principal investigator and steering committee member for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) collaborative study. As such, I have participated in the study design, implementation, and data collection continuously since 2004. ADNI data are publicly available to all qualified investigators for analysis and publication.
      Large Group Publications ADNI. More than 6000 peer-reviewed journal articles as of current year, 2026 Jun;
    • Journal Article
      Evaluation of a panel of plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in a diverse research cohort
      DuBois KN, Pal S, Reader JM, Jackman B, Perkins MD, Khobeir N, Bakulski KM, Heidebrink J, Hampstead BM, Morgan DG, Kanaan NM. Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 2026 Jan 1; 109 (1): 247 - 265. DOI:10.1177/13872877251393405
      PMID: 41212652
    • Journal Article
      Experiences of participant burden in an Alzheimer's disease research center longitudinal cohort
      Gierzynski TF, Reader JM, Flores B, Fox-Fuller JT, Gadwa R, Bhaumik A, Heidebrink J, Giordani B, Hampstead BM, Bakulski KM, Paulson H, Roberts JS, Rahman-Filipiak A. Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 2026 Jan 1; 109 (2): 768 - 780. DOI:10.1177/13872877251400787
      PMID: 41342684
    • Journal Article
      Dementia etiology classification using NULISA plasma biomarkers and machine learning.
      DuBois KN, Pal S, Maher AC, Heidebrink J, Persad C, Giordani BM, Hampstead BM, Bakulski KM, Morgan DG, Kanaan NM. medRxiv, 2026 Apr 22; DOI:10.64898/2025.12.02.25340706
    • Journal Article
      Prognostic value of plasma biomarkers for informing clinical trial design in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
      Qiu Y, Jacobs DM, Messer K, Salmon DP, Wellington CL, Stukas S, Revta C, Brewer JB, Léger GC, Askew B, Donahue L, Kaplita S, Coric V, Qureshi IA, Feldman HH, Brody M, Ross J, Burke A, Seshadri S, Verghese C, Flitman S, McCallister P, Shubin R, Beyzer A, Peters JJ, Sano M, Lichtenstein M, Singer C, Weisman D, Bath K, Tchikindas O, Brangman S, Sidiropoulos C, Bozoki A, Keller J, Baumel B, Brawman-Mintzer O, Mintzer J, Karathanos M, Richter R, Bernick C, Ritter A, Drake J, Peskind E, Miller DD, Scharre D, Lerner A, Atri A, Spann B, Siegal A, Grant I, van Dyck C, Farlow M, Jefferson A, Porsteinsson A, Lopez O, Jicha G, Smith A, Nowrangi M, Bell K, Heidebrink J, Schneider L, Pierce A, Ala T, Obisesan T. Alzheimer S Research and Therapy, 2025 Dec 1; 17 (1): DOI:10.1186/s13195-025-01745-3
      PMID: 40317057

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