UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

About Our Center

We are dedicated to understanding the causes, clinical features, and treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. Find out more about the center.

NIH Designated

Our center is an NIH National Institute on Aging designated Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Grant: P30 AG062429. Find out more about the distinguishment.

Our Events

We offer education, outreach, and service events for our professional and community audiences. View our calendar of events for more information.

COVID-19 Status & Announcements

We have been working hard to adapt policies, procedures, operations, and offerings to remote and virtual formats whenever possible. See the latest.

Memories at the Museum

Our new Quality of Life (QOL) Program, Memories at the Museums, is being held virtually. Now also offered in Spanish. See all QOL Programs.

Welcome from Dr. Brewer

Thank you for your commitment to our groundbreaking programs at the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. With the goal of eradicating Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, we have been agile in developing new ways to advance our mission and share the impacts of our research. We are determined to sustain and enhance meaningful engagement throughout our diverse communities. In collaboration with local and national partners, we are forging ahead on transformative paths of discovery that will hasten our understanding of the disease, and we are developing new processes to deliver this understanding toward new therapeutics. I invite you to join us in our endeavors, and I thank you for your partnership. James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., Director

News & Announcements

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2023

Participant Appreciation Event Playlist Available!

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2023

GACETA 2023 Issue Available

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2023

Shiley-Marcos ADRC Monthly E-Newsletter

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