Who Is Involved
Leading the Discovery of Treatments for Alzheimer's Parkinson's and Other Brain Disorders
Lead Scientific Investigators
Michael W. Weiner, M.D.
Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Radiology, Medicine, Psychiatry, & Neurology at UCSF.
NCIRE Principal Investigator of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)
Scott Mackin, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF
Rachel L. Nosheny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF
The Brain Health Registry is supported by generous funding through:
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
- California Department of Public Health
- Connie and Kevin Shanahan
- The Drew Foundation
- Genentech, Inc.
- General Electric
- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation
- Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund
- The Rosenberg Alzheimer’s Project
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Research Staff
Diana Truran-Sacrey
Executive Director, Finance Manager
Juliet Fockler
Program Director
Monica Camacho
Program Director
Melanie Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Operations, ADNI
Cat Conti
Program Manager
Winnie Kwang, P.M.P.
Program Manager
Joseph Eichenbaum
Program Manager
Erika Cavallone, C.C.R.P.
Program Manager
Miriam Ashford, Ph.D.
Associate Researcher
Krista Navarra, M.P.H.
Program Manager
Bernard Landavazo, M.A.
Project Coordinator
Adrienne Kormos
Executive Assistant
Adam Diaz, M.S.
Research Statistician
Shaveta Kanoria, Ph.D.
Science Writer and Research Specialist
Heghine Avetisyan
Research Associate and Project Manager
Technical Team
Derek Flenniken
Engineering Director
Aaron Ulbricht
Technical Lead
Alexander Happ
Senior Software Engineer
Aishwarya Nair
Software Engineer
Jordan Phan
Software Engineer
Affiliations & Partners
It’s easy to join!
(You must be 18 years or older)
1. Sign Up
You can join as an individual or with a partner.
2. Tell Us About Yourself
Answer some questions about your medical history, current health, and lifestyle.
3. Do Some Online Brain Tests
These tests exercise your memory, and are like games.