NM ADRC Cores

Administrative Core

The Administrative Core coordinates the New Mexico Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, aligning research, education, and community partnerships statewide. It expands dementia diagnosis and care—especially in rural and Tribal communities—through mobile imaging, training, and collaboration, while managing operations, data sharing, and support for early‑career researchers.  

Admin Core Page

Clinical Core

Clinical Core:
The Clinical Core leads the development of a diverse, long‑term cohort to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease and vascular cognitive impairment in New Mexico. Working with other cores, it recruits participants across the disease spectrum with strong American Indian and Hispanic/Latino representation, integrates sociocultural factors, and promotes equitable, healthy aging.

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Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

The Neuroimaging Biomarker Core provides MRI and data analysis to study vascular and inflammatory contributions to Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, focusing on American Indian and Hispanic/Latino communities. With other cores, it develops biomarkers of risk and progression, supports imaging–pathology studies, trains researchers, and offers community education.

Neuroimaging Core Page

Fluid Biomarker Core

The Biomarker Core studies blood‑based and imaging markers to understand Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, including vascular and inflammatory drivers. It develops accessible blood tests to support early detection—especially in rural New Mexico—and improve diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, vascular, and mixed dementias in Hispanic/Latino and American Indian communities.

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Neuropathology Core

The Neuropathology Core studies donated brain tissue to understand Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, including vascular and inflammatory changes. Partnering with the UNM Brain Bank, it links tissue with imaging and clinical data, uses advanced molecular tools, educates communities, and shares findings to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Neuropath Core Page

Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core

The Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core builds trusted partnerships to ensure Alzheimer’s research reflects New Mexico’s diverse communities, especially rural, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian populations. Working with community leaders, caregivers, and people with dementia, it provides education, support, and inclusive pathways to research participation.

Outreach Core Page

Data Management and Statistics Core

The Data Management and Statistics Core ensures high‑quality, secure data for the New Mexico Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. It organizes clinical, imaging, and biospecimen data for national sharing, supports researchers with study design and analysis, and applies advanced statistical and machine‑learning methods to improve understanding of Alzheimer’s disease.

Data Mgmt & Stats Core Page

Research Education Component

The Research Education Component trains the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease researchers through inclusive, hands‑on learning grounded in New Mexico’s diverse communities. Building on UNM’s role as a minority‑serving institution, it supports students and early‑career scientists with mentorship, research skills, and culturally responsive approaches to dementia.

Research Education Component