Director, Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center & IU Center for Neuroimaging
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Andrew J. Saykin, PsyD, ABPP-CN, is the Raymond C. Beeler Professor of Radiology and Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine. He trained in clinical neuropsychology at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia followed by post-doctoral experience at University of Pennsylvania. In 2006, after serving on the faculty at Penn, and then Dartmouth Medical School where he established the Neuropsychology Program and Brain Imaging Laboratory, he joined IU as director of the Center for Neuroimaging. In 2013, he became director of the NIA-designated Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Saykin’s research has been funded by the NIA, NINDS, NCI, NIBIB, and NSF, as well as major foundations. Nationally, he leads the Genetics Core of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and participates in multiple NIH-sponsored research consortia. He co-chairs the ADRC Clinical Task Force Cognitive Subcommittee charged with updating the neuropsychological battery employed across centers.
Dr. Saykin’s research program focuses on precision medicine for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and for identification of disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets. He co-leads parallel research on cognitive effects of systemic therapies for breast cancer and participates in the NCAA/DOD CARE Concussion Consortium. A collaborative group of faculty investigators and trainees led by Dr. Saykin uses integrative analysis strategies to study the relationship among clinical phenotypes, genetic susceptibility, and molecular signatures in complex disease. Computational tools from artificial intelligence (deep learning, machine learning) and network sciences (brain connectomics, systems biology and social network analysis) are employed.
Dr. Saykin participates in multiple pre- and post-doctoral training programs where he is committed to fostering the next generation of translational researchers. He is an author or co-author of over 550 publications and is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Brain Imaging and Behavior, a Springer-Nature journal.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET