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The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative's advisors and team members have collective experience and expertise in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research, data science, data architecture, bioinformatics, policy and scientific strategy.

Advisory Board

Andrew MorrisHealth Data Research UK (HDRUK)
Bay Leslie-MazwiUW Medicine Neurosciences Institute
Benjamin RotzEli Lilly and Co
Georgina MacKenzieWellcome Trust
Heather M. SnyderAlzheimer's Association
Jo LatimerUK Medical Research Council (MRC)
Maria C. CarrilloAlzheimer's Association
Melinda Lewison Bezos Expeditions
Niranjan BoseGates Venturesǂ
Paul Colville-NashUK Medical Research Council (MRC)
Paul RamseyUW Medicineǂ
Phyllis Barkman FerrellDavos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC)
Richard J. HodesNational Institute on Aging (NIA), ex officio*
Sarah Lenz LockAARP
Simon Lovestone Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Stacie WeningerF-Prime Capital
Susan KohlhaasAlzheimer's Research UK
Tarun DuaWorld Health Organization +

Global Technical Advisory Committee

Arthur TogaGlobal Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network (GAAIN) – University of Southern California
John Gallacher Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) – Oxford University
Junaid BajwaPioneering Intelligence
Leslie KirschMichael J Fox Foundation (MJFF)
Peter SpeyerNovartis Foundation
Rafael JimenezAstraZeneca
Steve KernGlobal Health Labs
Susan GregurickNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
Takeshi IwatsuboUniversity of Tokyo
Yannis PaschalidisHariri Institute for Computing – Boston University

AD Data Initiative Team

Caitlin McHughAssociate Director, Bioinformatics
Erin ClarkProgram Manager
Graham BeardenSenior Manager, Data Science
Manny McBrideDirector, Strategy Planning & Management
Matt ClementDirector, Scientific Strategy
Mukta PhatakDirector, Data Science
Niranjan BoseInterim Executive Director
Prabhu GaneshanEngineering Manager

* Member does not necessarily represent the official viewpoint of the US Department of Health and Human Services  

+ Member is an observer only  

ǂ Member is also on AD Data Initiative's Board of Directors