About Us

Meet the ALZ-NET project team

Co-principal investigators

ALZ-NET is led by a team of co-principal investigators (Co-PIs) who have extensive experience in treating and caring for patients as well as clinical research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD). The Co-PIs have assembled a multidisciplinary group of respected and published individuals which form an investigator and advisory project team. The members provide expertise and guidance in their respective domains regarding dementia treatment, care and clinical research. Under the direction of the Co-PIs, the project team is ideally suited for the ongoing development, conduct, and output of ALZ-NET.

  • Maria C. Carrillo, Ph.D.
    Alzheimer’s Association
    Chicago, IL
  • Gil D. Rabinovici, M.D.
    Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA
  • Michael S. Rafii, M.D., Ph.D.
    Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    San Diego, CA

Investigators

  • Ali Atri, M.D.
    Banner Sun Health Research Institute
    Sun City, AZ
  • Kirk Daffner, M.D.
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, MA
  • Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Ph.D.
    Alzheimer's Association
    Chicago, IL
  • Constantine Gatsonis, Ph.D.
    Brown University School of Public Health
    Providence, RI
  • Oscar Lopez, M.D., FAAN
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Andrew W. March, M.H.A.
    American College of Radiology
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Anton P. Porsteinsson, M.D.
    University of Rochester School of Medicine
    Rochester, NY
  • Katherine Possin, Ph.D.
    Memory and Aging Center. University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA
  • Stephen Salloway, M.D.
    Butler Hospital / Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Providence, RI
  • Mary Sano, Ph.D.
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York, NY
  • Heather Snyder, Ph.D.
    Alzheimer’s Association
    Chicago, IL
  • Christopher Whitlow, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.A.
    Wake Forest School of Medicine / American College of Radiology
    Winston-Salem, NC
  • Charles Windon, M.D.
    Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA

Advisors

  • Jerome Barakos, M.D.
    Sutter Health California
    San Francisco, CA
  • Sharon Brangman, M.D.
    SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse, NY
  • Gregory Jicha, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of Kentucky
    Lexington, KY
  • John Jordan, M.D., FACR
    American College of Radiology / American Society of Neuroradiology / Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance
    Torrance, CA
  • Jennifer Lingler, Ph.D., M.A., CRNP, FAAN
    University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Mia Yang, M.D.
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem, NC

Workgroups and subcommittees

The ALZ-NET project team creates workgroups and subcommittees as needed to perform additional functional roles.

Imaging Work Group

  • Jerome Barakos, M.D.
    Sutter Health California
    San Francisco, CA
  • Marc Daniel Benayoun, M.D., Ph.D.
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem, NC
  • Tammie Benzinger, M.D., Ph.D.
    Washington University
    St. Louis, MO
  • Anna Franceschi, M.D., Ph.D.
    Northwell Health
    New York, NY
  • John Jordan, M.D., FACR
    American College of Radiology / American Society of Neuroradiology / Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance
    Torrance, CA
  • Etta Pisano, M.D., FACR
    American College of Radiology
    Reston, VA
  • Greg Zaharchuk, M.D., Ph.D.
    Stanford University
    Stanford, CA
  • Christopher Whitlow, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.A.
    Wake Forest School of Medicine / American College of Radiology
    Winston-Salem, NC

Education Committee

  • Sharon Brangman, M.D.
    SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse, NY
  • John Jordan, M.D., FACR
    American College of Radiology / American Society of Neuroradiology / Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – Torrance
    Torrance, CA
  • Mary Sano, Ph.D.
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York, NY
  • Charles Windon, M.D.
    Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA
  • Mia Yang, M.D.
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem, NC