Administrative Core
Directors
Scott A. Small, MD
- Director
- Boris and Rose Katz Professor of Neurology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and in Radiology)
Lawrence Sterling Honig, MD, PhD
- Deputy Director
- Professor of Neurology (in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at CUMC
Yaakov Stern, PhD
- Associate Director
- Florence Irving Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology, Psychiatry, the GH Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute ) at CUMC
Jennifer J. Manly, PhD
- Co-Director
- Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology, the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain)
Adam M. Brickman, PhD
- Co-Director
- Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology, the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center)
James M. Noble, MD, MS
- Co-Director
- Associate Professor of Neurology (in the Taub Institute and the Sergievsky Center) at CUMC
Administrator
Allison Heaps, MS
The Administrative Core is the executive governing body of the ADRC and provides the vision and leadership necessary to achieve the ADRC's general and thematic goals. The team ensures operational efficiency and relatedness among the Cores by organizing and directing regular meetings to evalaute short and long term goals and create strategies. Continous process improvement is underscored in change management theory providing innovative solutions that are co-created by all stakeholders involved. Adhearace to reporting requirements in compliance with NIA/NIH policy is also managed by this core.
Diversity and inclusion programs spanning from high-school to mid-career investigators include:
- Community Outreach initiatives
- The Developmental Awards Program
- The Research Education Core (REC)
In addition, in order to fulfill the ADRC's commitment to its research mission, the Administrative Core collaborates with the clinical, data, neuropathological, and biomarker cores to manage the timely disbursement of data and biospecimens to investigators worldwide. The Administrative Core fosters education and training of students, post-doctoral fellows, residents, investigators, and physicians.
