Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center
NIA-designated Alzheimer's research center with landmark aging studies.
The Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (RADC) is an independent research center within the Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, designated and funded by the National Institute on Aging as one of the U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers. Founded in 1985 by Dr. James Schoenberger, it has been directed since 1998 by neurologist Dr. David A Bennett. The center is known for its long-running Religious Orders Study, begun in 1993, and the Rush Memory and Aging Project, launched in 1997, both of which involve annual clinical evaluations and postmortem brain donation. RADC scientists study factors related to Alzheimer's disease and other age-related conditions, sharing tissue samples and data with researchers worldwide.
Quick Facts
- Mission
- Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's and other dementias
- Head
- David A. Bennett
- M.D.
- Director
- City
- Chicago
- Address
- 1750 West Harrison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60612
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