UC Irvine hero image

Find an Expert

Discover your expert for media, events and more.

UC Irvine experts are available to provide analysis and commentary on a wide variety of important topics. Use the search bar or browsing options below to narrow down your search. All expert profiles contain a contact button to connect.


All inquiries are monitored by our media relations team to ensure a prompt response.

Alzheimer's Disease

Filters

Frank M. LaFerla profile photo

Frank M. LaFerla

Chancellor’s Professor and Dean

Frank M. LaFerla,Ph.D.,is the dean of the UCI School of Biological Sciences.His research focuses on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Learning and MemoryAlzheimer's DiseaseMolecular BiologyNeurodegenerative disorders
Joshua Grill profile photo

Joshua Grill

Director of the Institute for Memory Impairments and Nerological Disorders at UCI

Joshua Grill directs a major Alzheimer's disease research institute helps lead the national strategy for AD clinical trial recruitment.

NeuroscienceClinical TrialsAlzheimer’s DiseaseNeurodegenerative disordersRecruitment and Retention
Aileen Anderson profile photo

Aileen Anderson

Vice Chancellor of Research

Aileen Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, and research administration.

GlioblastomaStem Cell BiologyStem Cell ResearchSpinal Cord Injury
Michael Yassa profile photo

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Neurobiology and BehaviorAging and Alzheimer's DiseaseMemory and DiseaseMemoryNeuropsychiatric Disorders