Summary
The Administrative Core (AC) will provide central infrastructure and program management for the Aging Adult Brain Connectome (AABC) program, which studies brain structural and functional connectivity during the lifespan.
THE ADMINISTRATION CORE (AC)
US
NIH
grant
awarded
#nih-5U19AG073585-04
What they want
The AC will organize resources for four Projects and four Cores addressing resilience and vulnerability factors related to cognitive dysfunction, brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias (ADRD). It will support and expand the Human Connectome Project for Aging (HCP-A) by continuing longitudinal data collection from 1000 individuals across the lifespan, aiming for 3-4 time points over 8-10 years. The AC includes a new diversity recruitment and retention unit (DRRU).
Deliverables
- Provide program management of the AABC
- Provide scientific direction for the AABC
- Promote communication among investigators, the external advisory committee (EAC), and the general scientific community
Technical requirements
- Collect longitudinal data from 1000 individuals across the lifespan
- Acquire 3-4 longitudinal time points over 8-10 years for many participants
Key personnel
- Contact PI: Dr. Ances (Washington University in Saint Louis)
- Executive leadership team co-PIs: Dr. Bookheimer (University of California Los Angeles), Dr. Terpstra (University of Minnesota), Dr. Salat (Massachusetts General Hospital /Harvard University)
- DRRU leads: Drs. Babulal (WUSTL) and Diaz-Santos (UCLA)
