University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center

The mission of the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center (KU ADC) is to promote healthy brain aging and research in Alzheimer's disease.  The KU ADC has evolved from the Brain Aging Project, started by Dr. Jeffrey Burns, in 2004, with funding through the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the University of Kansas Medical Center's Department of Neurology. In August of 2011, the KU ADC received designation as a National Alzheimer's Disease Center, and joined a network of 29 major medical centers of excellence that receive collaborative and financial support from the NIA.

The clinical and basic researchers at the KU ADC have made major contributions to current knowledge about the basic biology and clinical presentation of Alzheimer's disease. The overarching goal of the KU ADC is to conduct translational research aimed at understanding Alzheimer's disease, and to hasten the time when effective treatments for AD and related disorders become a reality.

The KU ADC has announced the recipients of their 2011 pilot grants. Read about the funded projects.