Clinical Core
Improving the Health of Older Kentuckians
The mission of the UK-Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) Clinical Core is to improve the health of older adults in Kentucky and beyond through research dedicated to understanding the aging process and age-related brain diseases.
Our Clinics
Clinical Core Primary Phone: (859) 323-5550
Kentucky Neuroscience Institute Memory Disorders Clinic
UK-ADRC neurologists offer initial evaluations for memory loss of patients with late-life cognitive disorders, e.g., Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Following evaluation, patients may be asked to participate in our Aging Clinic studies.
Telemedicine Cognitive Clinic
Telemedicine Cognitive Clinic is for patients who live in remote areas of Kentucky or surrounding states. The use of a videoconferencing system allows patient and doctor to see and talk with each other as if they were in the same room.
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Clinic
The UK-ADRC Clinical Core is dedicated to the study of normal brain aging and transitions across the spectrum of cognitive impairment (normal/ preclinical Alzheimer's disease/ MCI/ dementia). Our normal brain aging study follows roughly 800 individuals, with and without problems with memory and thinking.
Clinical Study Resources and Community Registry Database
Gregory Jicha, MD, PhD
The Clinical Core of the UK Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging can help you pull together the clinical research infrastructure you may need in order to move your research forward.
We can help with:
- First in human clinical trials through all FDA trial phases
- FDA IND/IDE success
- NIH grant expertise needed for success
- Pharma interactions
- IRB approvals in record time
- International drug importation
- State-of-the-art imaging & biofluid analyses
- DSMB expertise & guidance
- Recruitment specialists and assistance
- Study coordinators for optimal conduct
- State-of-the-art imaging acquisition
- Specialized collection of biofluids and tissue
- Expertise in study close out to meet regulatory needs
Submit a Service Request
Investigators seeking such resources should submit a data request form, which will be reviewed by the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Clinical Core.
Senior Investigators and Staff
Senior Investigators
- Gregory Jicha, MD, PhD
- Richard King, MD, PhD
- Fred Schmitt, PhD
Senior Investigators
- Gregory Jicha, MD, PhD
- Richard King, MD, PhD
- Fred Schmitt, PhD
Study Clinicians
- Megan Budde, PA-C
- T. Shawn Caudill, MD, MSPH, FACP
- Pinar Coskun, MD
- Kim Lowry, APRN
Study Clinicians
- Megan Budde, PA-C
- T. Shawn Caudill, MD, MSPH, FACP
- Pinar Coskun, MD
- Kim Lowry, APRN
Neuropsychologists
- Jordan Harp, PhD
- Fred Schmitt, PhD
Neuropsychologists
- Jordan Harp, PhD
- Fred Schmitt, PhD
Clinical Trials Administrator
- Alex Curtis, MPH, CCRP
- Molly Harper, MSc CCRP
Clinical Trials Administrator
- Alex Curtis, MPH, CCRP
- Molly Harper, MSc CCRP
Family Care Support Specialists
- Sarah Hatch, MSW, CSW
- Kelly Parsons, MSW, CSW
Family Care Support Specialists
- Sarah Hatch, MSW, CSW
- Kelly Parsons, MSW, CSW
Clinical Trials Outreach Team
- Laurie Clewett
Melanie Elam
Clinical Trials Outreach Team
- Laurie Clewett
Melanie Elam
Clinical Research Coordinating Team
- Muna Amry, CCRP
- Danica Coy, MS, CCRP
- Alex Curtis, MPH, CCRP
- Kim Dacey
- Molly Harper, MSc CCRP
- Rosmy George, MS, BS, CCRP
- Megan Hall, CCRP
- Andrea Shaffer, BS, CCRP
- Shreeya Shrestha
- Emily Smith, MS
Clinical Research Coordinating Team
- Muna Amry, CCRP
- Danica Coy, MS, CCRP
- Alex Curtis, MPH, CCRP
- Kim Dacey
- Molly Harper, MSc CCRP
- Rosmy George, MS, BS, CCRP
- Megan Hall, CCRP
- Andrea Shaffer, BS, CCRP
- Shreeya Shrestha
- Emily Smith, MS
Medical and Imaging Team
- Doaa Ali
- Brian Arnett
- Ahmed Bahrani, PhD
- Megan Budde, PA-C
- T. Shawn Caudill, MD
- Evan Gillepsie
- Barbara Martin, MA, CCRP
- Melanie Tillery, BSN, RN
Medical and Imaging Team
- Doaa Ali
- Brian Arnett
- Ahmed Bahrani, PhD
- Megan Budde, PA-C
- T. Shawn Caudill, MD
- Evan Gillepsie
- Barbara Martin, MA, CCRP
- Melanie Tillery, BSN, RN
Office Administrative Support Team
- Angela Holloman, BA
- Sarah Lowe
Office Administrative Support Team
- Angela Holloman, BA
- Sarah Lowe