Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) funds 33 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) at major medical institutions across the United States. Researchers at these Centers are working to translate research advances into improved diagnosis and care for people with Alzheimer's disease, as well as working to find a treatment or way to prevent Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. In addition, NIA funds four Exploratory ADRCs that are designed to expand and diversify research and education opportunities to new areas of the country, new populations, and new areas of science and approaches to research.
For people and families affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, the ADRCs offer:
- Help with obtaining diagnosis and medical management
- Information about Alzheimer's and related dementias, services, and resources
- Opportunities for volunteers to participate in clinical trials and studies and research registries
- Support groups and other special programs for volunteers and their families
Find an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) or Exploratory Center
ADRC Directory
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Erik Roberson, M.D., Ph.D., Director
UAB Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Sparks Center, SC 640
1720 Seventh Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294
Website: UAB Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Social media:
- UAB Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on Facebook
- UAB Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on X
Email:
Information line: 205-996-3679
Director’s phone: 205-996-9486
Arizona
Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center
Eric Reiman, M.D., Director
Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium
Arizona State University, Phoenix and Tempe
Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix and Tucson
Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Phoenix
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix
University of Arizona, Tucson
Website: Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center
Social media:
- Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center on Facebook
- Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center on X
- Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center on YouTube
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 602-839-6900
California
Stanford University
Victor W. Henderson, M.D., M.S., Director
Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
213 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94305
Website: Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 650-721-2409
Director's phone: 650-723-6469
University of California, Davis
Charles S. DeCarli, M.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Center
University of California, Davis Medical Center
4860 Y Street, Suite 3900
Sacramento, CA 95817-4540
Website: UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
Email: Director Charles S. DeCarli email
Information line: 916-734-5496
Director's phone: 916-734-8413
Satellite Center:
UC Davis East Bay
David K. Johnson, M.A., Ph.D., Director
100 North Wiget Lane, Suite 150
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Email: Director David K. Johnson email
Information line: 925-357-6515
University of California, Irvine
Frank LaFerla, Ph.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
University of California, Irvine
2642 Biological Sciences III
Irvine, CA 92697-4545
Website: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCI MIND
Social media:
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCI MIND on Facebook
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCI MIND on Instagram
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCI MIND on X
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCI MIND on YouTube
Email: Director Frank LaFerla email
Information line: 949-824-3253
Director's phone: 949-824-5315
University of California, San Diego
James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
9444 Medical Center Drive, Suite 1-100
La Jolla, CA 92037-0948
Website: UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Social media:
- UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on Facebook
- UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on Instagram
- UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 858-822-4800
Director's phone: 858-534-1237
Satellite Center:
UC San Diego Hispanic Satellite and Outreach
James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., Director
South Bay Latino Research Center
780 Bay Blvd., Suite 200
Chula Vista, 91910
Social media: UC San Diego Hispanic Satellite and Outreach on Facebook
Email: Director James Brewer email
Information line: 510-606-0185
Director's phone: 858-534-1237
University of California, San Francisco
Gil Rabinovici, M.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
University of California, San Francisco Memory and Aging Center
675 Nelson Rising Lane, Suite 190
San Francisco, CA 94143
Website: UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center
Social media:
- UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center on Facebook
- UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center on X
- UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 415-476-3722
University of Southern California
Helena Chui, M.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
University of Southern California
Healthcare Consultation Center II
1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 3000
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Website: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at USC
Social media:
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at USC on X
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at USC on YouTube
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 323-442-7600
Connecticut
Yale University
Stephen Strittmatter, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Christopher Van Dyck, M.D., Director
Yale University Alzheimer's Disease Center
295 Congress Ave, BCMM 436D
New Haven CT 06519
Website: Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 203-785-4736
Florida
Mayo Clinic
Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Memory Disorder Clinic
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Website: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic
Information line: 904-953-6523
* The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center has two branches, one in Jacksonville, FL and one in Rochester, MN.
University of Florida Alzheimer's Disease Center
Dr. Glenn Smith, Ph.D., ABPP, Director
University of Florida, Gainesville
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
University of Miami, Miami
Florida International University, Miami
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Website: 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Email:
Information line: 305-355-9080
Georgia
Emory University
Allan I. Levey, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Center
Emory Brain Health Center
6 Executive Park Drive NE
2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30329
Website: Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Center on Facebook
- Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Center on X
- Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Center on YouTube
Email:
Front desk: 404-712-0367
Research enrollment: 404-727-6050
Director's phone: 404-727-7220
Illinois
Northwestern University
Robert Vassar, Ph.D., Director
Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease
Feinberg School of Medicine
300 E. Superior Street, Tarry 8
Chicago, IL 60611
Website: Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Social media:
- Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on Facebook
- Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on X
Email:
Information line: 312-908-9339
Director's phone: 312-908-9339
Rush University Medical Center
Julie A. Schneider, M.D. M.S., Director
Rush University Medical Center
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
1750 W. Harrison, Suite 1000
Chicago IL 60612
Website: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (RADC)
Social media:
Email:
Information line: 312-942-2028
Indiana
Indiana University
Andrew Saykin, PsyD., Director
Indiana Alzheimer Disease Research Center
IU Health Neuroscience Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
355 West 16th Street
Goodman Hall, Suite 4100
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Website: Indiana Alzheimer Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Research Center on X
Email: ADRC email
Information Line: 317-963-5500
Director's phone: 317-963-7501
Kansas
University of Kansas
Russell H. Swerdlow, M.D., Director
KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
KU Clinical Research Center
4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Fairway, KS 66205
Website: KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 913-588-0555
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., Director
University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Center
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Clinic
789 South Limestone Street, Rm 565
Lexington, KY 40536-0596
Website: University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA)
Social media:
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at UK on Facebook
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at UK on X
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at UK on YouTube
Information line: 859-323-5550
Maryland
The Johns Hopkins University
Marilyn Albert, Ph.D., Director
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
1620 McElderry Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
Website: Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 410-550-6337
Massachusetts
Boston University
Ann McKee, M.D., Director
Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
72 East Concord Street,
L-5 Instructional building
Boston, MA 02118
Website: Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Social media:
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center on Facebook
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center on X
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 617-358-4133
Director's phone: 617-358-5991
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bradley T. Hyman, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
114 16th Street, #2011
Mass General Hospital
Charlestown, MA 02129
Website: Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 617-278-0600
Michigan
University of Michigan
Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., Director
University of Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Ann Arbor
Wayne State University, Detroit
Michigan State University, Lansing and Grand Rapids
Website: University of Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Ann Arbor
Social media:
- University of Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Ann Arbor on Instagram
- University of Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Ann Arbor on X
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 734-936-8803
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic*
Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Department of Neurology
200 1st Street S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905
Website: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic
Information line: 507-284-1324
* The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center has two branches, one in Rochester, MN and one in Jacksonville, FL.
Missouri
Washington University in St. Louis
John C. Morris, M.D., Director
Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
4488 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 101
St. Louis, MO 63108
Website: Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Mastodon
- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Information line: 314-286-2683
Nevada
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Justin B. Miller, Ph.D., Director
Nevada Exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
888 W. Bonneville
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Website: Nevada Exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Nevada Exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Nevada Exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 702-701-7972
Research recruitment line: 702-701-7944
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Gary Rosenberg, M.D., Director
New Mexico Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Clinical Neuroscience Center
1101 Yale NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Website: UNM Memory & Aging Clinic
Email: ADRC email
Information lines: 505-272-3315
Director’s phone: 505-272-3315
New York
Columbia University
Scott A. Small, M.D., Director
Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Sergievsky Center
622 West 168th Ph 18, Suite 400
New York, NY 10032
Website: Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on LinkedIn
- Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
Email: Director Scott A. Small email
Information line: 212-305-2447
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mary Sano, Ph.D., Director
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Department of Psychiatry
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1230
New York, NY 10029
Website: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Social media:
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Facebook
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on X
Email:
Information line: 212-241-8329
New York University
Thomas Wisniewski, M.D., Director
NYU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Center for Cognitive Neurology
145 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Website: NYU Langone's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Information line: 212-263-8088
Director's phone: 212-263-3210
North Carolina
Duke/University of North Carolina
Heather Whitson, M.D., Director
Duke University, Durham
Email: Director Heather Whitson email
Director's phone: 919-660-7500
Gwenn Garden, M.D., Ph.D., Director
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Email: Director Gwenn Garden email
Website: Duke/University of North Carolina Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 919-660-2340
Wake Forest University
Suzanne Craft, Ph.D., Director
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Website: Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Social media:
- Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 336-716-6463 or 855-381-6463
Director's phone: 412-647-1170
Ohio
Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
James B. Leverenz, M.D., Director
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland
Website: Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Information line: 833-311-2372
Email: ADRC email
Oregon
Oregon Health and Science University
Jeffrey Kaye, M.D., Director
Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center
Mail Code 131
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239-3098
Website: Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center
Social media:
- Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center on Facebook
- Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center on X
Email: Director Jeffrey Kaye email
Information line: 503-494-6370
Director's phone: 503-494-6976
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
David A. Wolk, M.D., Director
University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (Penn ADRC)
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Website:
Social media:
- University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
Information line: 215-349-8226
University of Pittsburgh
Oscar Lopez, M.D., Director
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
UPMC Montefiore, 4th floor, Suite 421
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Website: University of Pittsburg Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Social media:
- University of Pittsburg Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on Facebook
- University of Pittsburg Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on X
- University of Pittsburg Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 412-692-2700
Satellite Center:
Alzheimer's Outreach & Resource Center
Hill House Association
Oscar Lopez, M.D., Director
1835 Centre Avenue, Suite 230
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Website: University of Pittsburg Alzheimer's Outreach & Resource Center
Email: Director Oscar Lopez email
Information line: 412-261-0742
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Angela Jefferson, Ph.D., Director
Vanderbilt Exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center
at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1207 17th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37212
Website: Vanderbilt Memory Alzheimer's Center
Social media:
- Vanderbilt Memory Alzheimer's Center on Facebook
- Vanderbilt Memory Alzheimer's Center on Instagram
- Vanderbilt Memory Alzheimer's Center on X
Email:
Information line: 615-322-8676
Director’s phone: 615-322-8230
Texas
South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Center (STAC)
Sudha Seshadri, M.D., Director
The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio
Website: UT Health San Antonio, South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Email: Director Sudha Seshadri email
Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Website: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
Email: Director Gladys Maestre email
Information line: 210-450-9960 or 210-258-4605
Washington
University of Washington
Thomas Grabowski, M.D., Director
University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Harborview Medical Center
Box 359791
325 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Website: University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email: ADRC email
Information line: 855-744-0588
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Sanjay Asthana, M.D., Director
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
600 Highland Avenue
J5/1 Mezzanine
Madison, WI 53792-2420
Website: Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Social media:
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on Facebook
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on X
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center on YouTube
Email:
Information line: 608-265-0407
Director's phone: 608-265-5862
National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC)
The Center coordinates data collection and fosters collaborative research among ADRCs.
Walter Kukull, Ph.D., Director
National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center
4311 11th Avenue NE, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105
Website: National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center
Social media:
Email: National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Walter Kukull email
Information line: 206-543-8637
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Content reviewed:
May 30, 2023