Dr. Kate Turk – BU ADRC Fall Seminar
Yesterday, we had the Privilege of having Dr. Kate Turk speak to us on “Mindfulness as an intervention for Veterans with Memory Loss”. View our Fall Seminar Lecture here from 10/17/2025!
Category: Announcements
Dr. David Weinshenker – Colloquium Series Lecture
Yesterday, we had the Privilege of having Dr. David Weinshenker speak to us on “Mechanisms and Consequences of Locus Coeruleus Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 9/30/2025!
Dr. Audrey Fan – Colloquium Series Lecture
Yesterday, we had the Privilege of Dr. Audrey Fan speak to us on “Non-invasive MRI to image cerebral perfusion and blood-brain barrier function in aging and dementia”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here! https://bostonu.zoom.us/rec/share/Jde1sBT3kVPAkJpObseLsg-SeW2SvGQ1s2M5LbH1AJKzxW_qWc2b1WR-sSZYRTOC.8XIznyPHLTa-9zwQ?startTime=1756224129000… Passcode: TT3$j!D#
Exciting News: Kolachalama laboratory’s latest work is published in Nature Communications!
Their team has developed an AI model that predicts Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers (Aβ and τ) using widely available clinical data. This breakthrough could provide a more accessible and scalable way to screen for AD and identify candidates for clinical trials, potentially reducing the need for costly and limited PET scans. For more information, please read the full […]
Dr. Budson on the Dan Rea Podcast! “Why Can’t I Remember Anything”
Our very own Dr. Andrew Budson was on NightSide with Dan Rea where he discussed challenges for memory for those as early as 30-40 years old! Listen to the episode today for more helpful information on how to better manage your memory!
Exciting News: The Kolachalama laboratory’s latest work is now published in Nature Medicine!
📢 The team has developed an AI model for differential diagnosis of dementia using multimodal data, including demographics, medical history, neuropsychological assessments, and neuroimaging. This model achieved a microaveraged AUROC of 0.96 in differentiating dementia etiologies and significantly improved diagnostic accuracy when used alongside clinician assessments. Discover how this innovation can transform dementia care and […]
Our Pilot Grant Awardee Winners!
This year we were fortunate to have an amazing pool of applicants for our Pilot Grant here at the Boston University ADRC! We would love to take this opportunity to thank everyone for applying and to congrats our two winners on winning the Pilot Grant Award! Pilot 27-1 Aytan, Nurgul Title: TDP-43 mis-spliced transcripts associated […]
Twice The Risk: Dementia’s Impact on Communities of Color
Join us on May 16th for a conversation on Dementia’s Impact on Communities of Color!
Actively Recruiting Studies
Our Center supports a wide variety of Alzheimer’s disease-related research. If you are interested in participating in one of our studies, please reach out to our Recruitment Coordinator, Dean Sheppard at sheppard@bu.edu or call us at 561-312-8174 Everything we have learned about memory, memory treatments, and memory disorders is known because someone volunteered for a research […]
Request for Applications – BU ADRC Pilot Grant
The Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (BU ADRC) Is Soliciting Proposals for Pilot and Feasibility Studies New proposals or initiatives for biomedical, epidemiological behavioral, legal, ethical, health systems or other research in Alzheimer’s disease are encouraged. Two NIH-funded proposals for $25,000 in direct costs for one-year non-renewable studies will be awarded. The Development Grant […]