Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: Workshop Summary

摘要

At the request of the Alzheimer's Association, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders planned and hosted a 2-hour public workshop at the 2010 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD). Held in Honolulu, HI, on July 12, 2010, the session was designed to explore future opportunities to leverage the Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), with particular focus on the second phase of the ADNI project, ADNI 2. Panelists from industry, academia, and government examined the key elements of success of the research partnerships established as a result of ADNI, and contemplated the establishment of future multisector efforts to explore central nervous system developmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and fatal disease of the brain that destroys brain cells, resulting in memory loss and problems with cognition. Nearly 5.3 million Americans are currently living with AD, which impacts their work and social lives.