Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy-Body dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Huntington's disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are a major challenge for our generation.  There are no disease-modifying therapies for these diseases.  The University of Iowa is working hard to care for patients with these diseases and discover new treatments.   We are based in Neurology and the Iowa Neursocience Institute but faculty across the University are included.

Faculty

Ted Abel Sato Ashida Georgina Aldridge Steven Anderson Joseph Barrash Mercedes Bern-Klug Kathleen Buckwalter Howard Butcher Ryan Carnahan Jennifer Clark Warren Darling Natalie Denburg John Doorn Susan Duffy Joel Geerling Jeremy Greenlee Laurie Gutmann Ludwig Gutmann Marco Hefti Keela Herr Karra Jones John Kamholz Annie Killoran Patricia Kirby

Amy Lee Gloria Lee Wen Liu Steven Moore Nandakumar Narayanan Christopher Nance Peggy Nopoulos Jane Paulsen Veena Prahlad Sara Sanders Hyung Shim Marianne Smith Nicola Jane Stickney Stefan Strack Andrea Swenson Teri Thomsen Dan Tranel Ergun Uc Yuriy Usachev Michelle Voss Jan Wessel Jason Wilbur Sam Young

Clinical Trials

• Movement Disorders / Parkinson's Disease
• Alzheimer's Disease
• STAR Registry

Contact

If you have questions about the program, please contact Nandakumar Narayanan.

Affiliations

• Aging Mind and Brain Initiative, part of the UI Center on Aging
• Iowa Neuroscience Institute
• Csomay Center
• Iowa Geriatric Education Center (IGEC)
• Department of Neurology (this website)