Research

We are currently recruiting for the following studies.  Please contact the specific coordinator listed or our central research email at memory411@rutgers.edu

CSF, MRI, and PET biomarker of inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease

• • The goal of the study is to better understand how inflammatory changes in the brain can be detected in the spinal fluid, MRI, and PET scan
  • We are looking for people with normal cognition and people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease
  • Contact: ald236@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Beyond haploinsufficiency: Biomarkers in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) due to progranulin (GRN) mutations

• • The goal of the study is to determine if some people with mutated GRN genes create abnormal proteins in their spinal fluid and blood
  • We are looking for people from families with known GRN mutations or inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia/primary progressive aphasia
  • Contact: ald236@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Post-COVID cognitive impairment

• • • The goal of this study is to describe inflammatory changes in the spinal fluid and blood of people who develop thinking and memory issues (“brain fog”) after recovering from COVID-19
    • We are looking for people who had mild to moderate COVID-19 (never intubated) who feel their memory and thinking is worse than before the infection
    • Contact: ald236@rwjms.rutgers.edu

South Asian Aging Biomarkers

• • We are getting ready for this project to start.  Please check back in the future for updates.