NCRAD History and Mission

The goal of the National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD) is to support research focused on the etiology, early detection and therapeutic development for Alzheimer disease and related dementias. To accomplish this goal, in 1990, NCRAD was funded by the National Institutes on Aging (NIA). NCRAD is a national resource where clinical information and biological materials, such as DNA, plasma, serum, RNA, CSF, cell lines and brain tissue can be stored and requested. NCRAD currently maintains samples from individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and/or related dementias as well as healthy controls.

NCRAD Staff

NCRAD Staff

NCRAD Laboratory Management

IUGB Lab Management Team (left to right)
Back row: Elizabeth Ayres, Colleen Mitchell, Jenny Bhupatkar, Katharina Sullen Front row: Michael Denton, Dr. Steve Dlouhy, Eric Gamache

NCRAD Laboratory Staff

NCRAD IT Team

IT Team (left to right):
Patrick Franklin, Michael Zhang, Joseph McClaren, Christopher Hobbick, Billy Remeika, Peter Barker, Eric Bailey, Justin Salyer

NCRAD Bioinformatics Team

Informatics Team (left to right): Linus Schwantes-An, Kelly Nudelman

NCRAD iPSC Team

Dr. Jason Meyer
Kris Gillespie, Dr. Sarah Ohlemacher, Nicholas RM White