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University of Colorado Alzheimer’s Disease & Cognition Center (UC ADCC)

Interim Director: Christopher M. Filley, M.D.

Newly formed on May 2006, the ADCC is devoted to the study Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders of cognition. The initial goal of the center is to consolidate the many resources in these areas within the university, and thus launch a formal academic program that will address this increasingly prevalent and devastating disease. The ADCC is currently a three-year project to organize the personnel and resources of UCD, foster the development of clinical research programs in AD and other disorders of cognition, and build a clinical base for ongoing studies. This ADCC will establish an essential foundation for building a comprehensive program that will also include basic research, education, and community outreach. The long-term goal of the center is the attainment of national and international stature as a program of excellence.

The first ADCC research plan includes three pilot projects – one each from Neurology, Psychiatry, and Medicine – to foster interdepartmental research, the sponsoring of a Symposium on AD and cognitive disorders, and the establishment of an administrative core to develop a clinical data base and represent the activities of the center to the academic and general communities.

ADCC Faculty & Pilot Projects:

1. Patricia C. Heyn, Ph.D. (Medicine/Division of Geriatrics) - "Pioglitazone Effects on Cognition in Older Hispanics and White Non-Hispanics with Metabolic Syndrome: A FDG-PET Study"
2. Victoria S. Pelak, M.D. (Neurology/Behavioral Neurology Section) – “Functional and Neuroanatomical MRI Correlates of Spatial and Global Cognitive Changes Associated with Testosterone Supplementation in Healthy Older Men”
3. David B. Arciniegas, M.D. (Psychiatry/Neurobehavioral Disorders Program) – “Functional Imaging of Hippocampal Dysfunction among Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease”

ADCC Key Administration and Leadership Personnel:

1. Christopher M. Filley, M.D. – Dr. Filley, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, was named Interim Director of the University of Colorado Alzheimer’s Disease Center in April of 2006.
2. Robert Freedman, M.D. – Dr. Freedman is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry.
3. Robert Schwartz, M.D. – Dr. Schwartz is Director of the Center on Aging and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine.