The Alzheimer’s Alliance is a designated Center in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. The Center is built upon Michigan State University faculty united by interests in Alzheimer’s research. The mission of the Alzheimer’s Alliance is research leading to the prevention, treatment and cure of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The Alliance’s goal is to bring together laboratory and clinical researchers from throughout the West Michigan region to increase overall research activity.
Through the Alliance, practitioners from local health care systems, and non-profit organizations have united with researchers to find innovative means of improving the diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals living with dementia.
The present activities of the Alliance include:
Director of the Alzheimer's Alliance and MSU Foundation Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University
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Timothy Collier, PhDProfessor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-0953 |
Benjamin Combs, PhDResearch Assistant Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-0955 |
Scott Counts, PhDAssociate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-0997 |
Kevin Foley, MDMedical Director, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neuroscience Center Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Program, and Associate Professor and Director of Geriatrics, Michigan State University (517) 884-0446 Learn about Kevin Foley, MD at Mercy Health |
Marcia Gordon, PhDProfessor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-2837 |
Nicholas Kanaan, PhDAssociate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-0956 |
Timothy Thoits, MDNeurologist, Spectrum Health Medical Group, and Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosciences, Michigan State University (616) 957-4090 |
Irving Vega, PhDAssociate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University (616) 234-2828 |
Yannick Marchalant, PhDExperimental Faculty, Central Michigan University |
Rebecca Davis, PhD RNProfessor, Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing |
Lisa Misenhimer, MSWDirector of Rethinking Dementia: Accelerating Change (616) 247-9630 |