Who We Are
The North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NT-ADRC) is committed to advancing research, increasing awareness, and supporting individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
We have the general mission of:
- Enabling ongoing and new research in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
- Facilitating ideas and approaches that accelerate the discovery of novel treatments and contributing risk factors
- Enhancing scientific and clinical collaborations locally and nationally
- Creating education opportunities for researchers, clinicians, learners, and the North Texas community focused on caregivers
Created in 2025, the NT-ADRC focuses on advancing the national research agenda on Alzheimer's disease by exploring cardiometabolic factors that contribute to the disease and related dementias, particularly high blood pressure (hypertension).
The NT-ADRC is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Directors
- PD/PI
- Core Lead, Admin & Clinical
- Professor, O'Donnell Brain Institute
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Translational Neuroimaging Lab
- Associate Director
- Core Lead, Executive Committee
- Professor of Cognitive and
Behavioral Neurology - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Dementia Care
- Hart Lab
Administration
Vamsi Vemireddy, M.B.B.S, M.H.A., M.B.A.
- NT-ADRC Center Administrator
Core Leadership
- Core Co-Lead, Clinical
- Professor of Psychiatry
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Neuropsychology Care
- Core Lead, Biomarker
- Professor & Director of the Center
for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative
Diseases - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Diamond Lab
- Core Lead, Clinical
- Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Dementia Care
- Core Lead, Recruitment
- Associate Professor
Director of the Office of Community Health & Research Engagement - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Core Lead, Biomarker & Imaging
- Professor of Radiology & Advanced Imaging Research Center
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Core Lead, Recruitment
- Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
- UT Southwestern
- Geriatric, Hospice
& Palliative Care
- Core Lead, Data Management
- Associate Professor & Deputy
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
for Neurosciences - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Rousseau Lab
- Neurohospitalist Care
- Core Lead, Executive Committee
- Professor of Psychology & Director of the Center for Vital Longevity
- UT Dallas
- Core Lead, Data Management
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Clinical Informatics
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Salter Lab
- Core Lead, Neuropathology
- Professor & Director of Neuropathology
Alzheimer's Disease Center - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Core Co-Lead, Education
- Professor of Cardiology
& Hypertension - UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Vongpatanasin Lab
- Core Lead, Education
- Professor of Neurology
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Cerebrovascular Lab
Cores
Our collaborative cores enable us to pursue our mission.
- Administrative Core
- Biomarker and Imaging Core
- Clinical Core
- Data Management, Informatics, and Statistics Core
- Neuropathology Core
- Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core
About the NT-ADRC
The NT-ADRC is a collaboration among UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Dallas, and UT Arlington. The NT-ADRC is based at UT Southwestern Medical Center not only because of its research prowess in various forms of dementia – a focus of the Department of Neurology as well as the O'Donnell Brain Institute, established a decade ago – but also for its location.
The NT-ADRC is one of two ADRCs in Texas and 37 in the United States. ADRCs, established in 1984, are congressionally designated NIH Centers of Excellence funded by the NIA. They provide resources, support, and research opportunities to advance efforts against Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The mission of the ADRCs includes improving detection, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and care for patients and families. Each center has a unique theme tailored to its local population and scientific priorities.
As the country's second-most populous state, Texas has the third-most Alzheimer's disease patients, the second-most Alzheimer's-related deaths, and the highest dementia burden score, a measure used to assess the emotional and psychological impact of caregiving for individuals with dementia.