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Alzheimer's Disease Center

Driven to overcome Alzheimer's disease and related disorders

Our mission is to overcome Alzheimer's disease and related disorders by conducting, fostering, and enabling research at UAB and through national collaborations, by providing the highest level of care to patients and families, and to educate about aging, dementia, and brain health.

Lowering the rates of Alzheimer's in the Deep South.

Our research focuses on lowering the high rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the Deep South. Alzheimer’s is a serious problem across the country, and by studying how it affects people in our region, we can find ways to help everyone impacted by the disease. [...]

Research

We are training the next generation of clinicians and researchers

We are committed to educating those who are engaged in investigating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research at the basic science, translational, or clinical level through mentored training, learning opportunities, and exposure to contemporary research methods.

Education

Our clinical team provides world-class expertise and state-of-the-art care

Providing care for neurological disorders for more than 26,000 patients annually. Patients have access to a comprehensive range of modern diagnostic services, including neuroimaging, electro diagnostic studies, neuropsychological evaluations, and neurogenetics studies.

Patient Care

nathan schock centerThe University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named one of the country’s six Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging.

The prestigious award, which amounts to more than $2.5 million over a five-year period, will support the establishment of UAB’s Nathan Shock Center.