The Center for Alzheimer鈥檚 and Neurodegenerative Diseases was established to promote interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations, with a special emphasis on precision diagnosis and personalized therapies. 香港6合开奖结果 already has a long track record of major contributions to our understanding of Alzheimer鈥檚 and related neurodegenerative disorders. In particular, CAND faculty have research interests and expertise in Disease Models and Functional Genomics; Computational Biology and Target Discovery; Neuroinflammation and Glial Biology; Lipids and Metabolism; Synapses and Circuits; and Genomic Medicine.
The BCM Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease and Memory Disorders Center and the Parkinson鈥檚 Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic in the Department of Neurology are key hubs for pertinent clinical research. Outstanding basic and translational research programs benefit from contributions of many other BCM departments and centers, including the , Huffington Center on Aging, the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy, and the , which is a joint initiative with Texas Children鈥檚 Hospital.
Our impact is further extended through BCM affiliates, such as the Michael E. Debakey Veterans Administration Medical Center and through collaborations with other partners in the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest medical center in the world. CAND facilitates collaboration between clinicians and scientists and across many disciplines, fostering successful translational or 鈥渂ench-to-bedside鈥 research. Thus, progress in revealing neurodegenerative disease mechanisms in the laboratory can be rapidly deployed to benefit our patients.
Precision Medicine Core
Clinical and molecular characterization to resolve disease heterogeneity, with counseling for individualized diagnosis and management.
Computational Collaborative
Innovative working group to promote translation from basic discoveries to human applications.
Functional Genomics Core
Cross-species experimental pipeline to investigate promising disease genes and variants.
Pilot Grants
Funding for collaborative and cross-institutional research teams studying Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease and related dementias.