Dr. Angela Jefferson
 Angela L. Jefferson, PhD, was recently appointed
Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology
at BU School of Medicine. Dr. Jefferson
joined the ADC in September of 2004 as a postdoctoral
fellow in neuropsychology, independently funded
by a Ruth-Kirschstein
National Research
Service Award from
the National Institute
on Aging. Her primary
research interests are
focused on Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) and mild
cognitive impairment
(MCI) and their relationship
to vascular
disease. In collaboration
with senior investigators
at the Framingham
Heart Study, Dr. Jefferson has been selected as a
research scholar for the Building Interdisciplinary
Research Careers in Women’s Health program at BU
Medical Campus. As a research scholar, Dr. Jefferson
receives a two-year career development award from
the National Institutes of Health, Office of Women’s
Health Research to study the relationship between
biomarkers of inflammation and the prevalence
of AD among older women. She is also principal
investigator of the recently funded ADMIRE project,
a study of decision-making capacity in older adults
with and without memory problems.
Dr. Andrew Budson
 Andrew E.
Budson,
M.D., recently
joined the BU
ADC as the Associate
Director,
Clinical Alzheimer’s
Disease
Programs for the
Bedford Division
of the VA New
England Geriatric
Research Education
and Clinical Center (GRECC), and the
Director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research
for the BU ADC and the Bedford VA. He
comes to us from Brigham and Women’s
Hospital where he was the Associate Medical
Director of Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease.
After graduating from Harvard Medical
School, he trained at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in neurology, behavioral neurology,
and dementia. His research uses the techniques
of experimental psychology and cognitive
neuroscience to understand how memory
breaks down in patients with Alzheimer’s
disease. Patients and family members interested
in participating in this research may
contact his laboratory at 781-589-3360 or
thebrainlab@yahoo.com. Most studies involve
a single visit for 1 to 3 hours.
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