Our clinical trials team is focusing on the following areas of research:
- Understanding the difference between normal aging and dementia
- Identifying mild cognitive impairment vs. Alzheimer’s disease
- Identifying and finding more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
- Identifying markers for Alzheimer’s disease found in cerebral spinal fluid
The center’s primary research study is its longitudinal study, which has helped researchers learn about the clinical development and pathology of the disease.
To find out more about this study and how to participate, visit the Shiley-Marcos ADRC web site, which has a list of open clinical trials.
If you are interested in clinical trials but don’t find one for which you are eligible or is applicable to your situation, you may join our ADRC Registry and be placed on a list of potential participants for future studies.
Participants may be normal controls, have a slight memory problem or be diagnosed with early to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Call the ADRC at (858) 622-5800 and ask for Ingrid Padilla or e-mail Ingrid at ipadilla@ucsd.edu.
Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite C-129
La Jolla, CA 92037-0948
(858)622-5800
adrc@ucsd.edu