Alzheimer’s Disease

Member of the Chiba-Falek Lab – Our research attempts to better understand the genetic processes underpinning age-related neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease, related dementia, and Lewy body spectrum disorders.

My research focuses on cognition among older adults, persons at risk of Alzheimer’s disease and among individuals diagnosed and treated for cancer.

Dr. Kaitlan Smith, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Campbell University

Dr. Walsh is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Director of the Division of Neuro-epidemiology, and a Senior Fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. He leads Duke’s Neuro-epidemiology Lab, which integrates bench science with statistical methods to study the neurobiology of glial senescence and gliomagenesis. He is also the Co-Lead for the ADRC Research Education Component (REC) Core.

REC Scholar Project: New Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Tauopathies Diagnosis