Emily Paolillo, PhD

Emily Paolillo
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Fields of Interest

Emily Paolillo, PhD, is an assistant professor and neuropsychologist at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Her clinical and research work is dedicated to enhancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Dr. Paolillo earned her PhD in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in neuropsychology, from the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in 2021. During her doctoral training, she completed a predoctoral clinical internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, where she gained extensive experience working with older adults and individuals with neurodegenerative conditions.

Her research focuses on advancing methods to assess cognition and daily functioning in older adults in real-world environments. Dr. Paolillo is particularly interested in developing and validating digital health tools that can sensitively detect early changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. By integrating technology into clinical care and research, her work aims to enhance the early identification of cognitive and functional decline, leading to more effective care and intervention strategies.

Dr. Paolillo is passionate about using innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life for individuals affected by neurodegenerative conditions and their caregivers. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at UCSF and beyond to translate her research findings into practical solutions that benefit patients and families.

Publications

Moderating effects of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein along the Alzheimer's disease continuum.

Lee SY, Diaz VE, Emanuel OM, Matusz EF, Webb J, Chan B, Lago AL, Wang WE, DeSimone J, Rojas JC, VandeVrede L, La Joie R, Levy SA, Arias F, Wiens BA, Velez-Uribe I, Barker WW, Paolillo EW, Sanderson-Cimino M, Rosselli M, Rayaprolu S, Rundek T, Curiel Cid RE, Vaillancourt DE, Armstrong MJ, Marsiske M, DeKosky ST, Loewenstein DA, Duara R, Smith GE, Staffaroni A, Rabinovici GD, Casaletto KB, Kramer JH, Saloner R, Asken BM

Author Correction: Large-scale network analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid proteome identifies molecular signatures of frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

Saloner R, Staffaroni AM, Dammer EB, Johnson ECB, Paolillo EW, Wise A, Heuer HW, Forsberg LK, Lario-Lago A, Webb JD, Vogel JW, Santillo AF, Hansson O, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Li J, Loureiro J, Sivasankaran R, Worringer KA, Seyfried NT, Yokoyama JS, Spina S, Grinberg LT, Seeley WW, VandeVrede L, Ljubenkov PA, Bayram E, Bozoki A, Brushaber D, Considine CM, Day GS, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Faber K, Galasko DR, Gendron T, Geschwind DH, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, Hales CM, Honig LS, Hsiung GR, Huey ED, Kornak J, Kremers W, Lapid MI, Lee SE, Litvan I, McMillan CT, Mendez MF, Miyagawa T, Pantelyat A, Pascual B, Masdeu J, Paulson HL, Petrucelli L, Pressman P, Rademakers R, Ramos EM, Rascovsky K, Roberson ED, Savica R, Snyder A, Sullivan AC, Tartaglia MC, Vandebergh M, Boeve BF, Rosen HJ, Rojas JC, Boxer AL, Casaletto KB, ALLFTD Consortium

Large-scale network analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid proteome identifies molecular signatures of frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

Saloner R, Staffaroni AM, Dammer EB, Johnson ECB, Paolillo EW, Wise A, Heuer HW, Forsberg LK, Lario-Lago A, Webb JD, Vogel JW, Santillo AF, Hansson O, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Li J, Loureiro J, Sivasankaran R, Worringer KA, Seyfried NT, Yokoyama JS, Spina S, Grinberg LT, Seeley WW, VandeVrede L, Ljubenkov PA, Bayram E, Bozoki A, Brushaber D, Considine CM, Day GS, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Faber K, Galasko DR, Gendron T, Geschwind DH, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, Hales CM, Honig LS, Hsiung GR, Huey ED, Kornak J, Kremers W, Lapid MI, Lee SE, Litvan I, McMillan CT, Mendez MF, Miyagawa T, Pantelyat A, Pascual B, Masdeu J, Paulson HL, Petrucelli L, Pressman P, Rademakers R, Ramos EM, Rascovsky K, Roberson ED, Savica R, Snyder A, Sullivan AC, Tartaglia MC, Vandebergh M, Boeve BF, Rosen HJ, Rojas JC, Boxer AL, Casaletto KB, ALLFTD Consortium

Development and validation of a harmonized memory score for multicenter Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research.

Sanderson-Cimino M, Gross AL, Gaynor LS, Paolillo EW, Saloner R, Albert MS, Apostolova FG, Boersema B, Boxer AL, Boeve BF, Casaletto KB, Hallgarth SR, Diaz VE, Clark LR, Maillard P, Eloyan A, Farias ST, Gonzales MM, Hammers DB, Joie R, Cobigo Y, Wolf A, Hampstead BM, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Miller BL, Rabinovici GD, Ringman JM, Rosen HJ, Ryman SG, Prestopnik JL, Salmon DP, Smith GE, DeCarli C, Rajan KB, Jin LW, Hinman J, Johnson DK, Harvey D, Fornage M, Kramer JH, Staffaroni AM

Sex differences in the clinical manifestation of autosomal dominant frontotemporal dementia.

Memel M, Staffaroni AM, Ilan-Gala I, Castro JG, Kornak J, Tartaglia CM, Saloner R, VandeBunte AM, Paolillo EW, Cadwallader CJ, Chen C, Gorno-Tempini ML, Mandelli M, Apostolova L, Graff-Radford N, Litvan I, Bayram E, Pressman PS, Miyagawa T, Mackenzie I, Goldman J, Darby RR, Appleby BS, Petrucelli L, Gendron T, Heuer HW, Forseberg LK, Rojas JC, Boeve BF, Brushaber N, Domoto-Reilly K, Ghoshal N, Lapid M, Pascual B, Lee S, Ramos EM, Ramanan V, Rademakers R, Rascovsky K, Pantelyat A, Masdeu JC, Snyder A, Boxer AL, Rosen HJ, Casaletto K, ALLFTD Consortium

Brain aging rejuvenation factors in adults with genetic and sporadic neurodegenerative disease.

Casaletto KB, Saloner R, Kornak J, Staffaroni AM, Villeda S, Paolillo E, VandeBunte AM, Cadwallader CJ, Lario Lago A, Webb J, Chen C, Rascovsky K, Miyagawa T, Ramos EM, Masdeu JC, Pantelyat A, Tartaglia MC, Bozoki A, Pressman PS, Rademakers R, Kremers W, Darby R, Younes K, Pascual B, Ghoshal N, Lapid M, Mackenzie IRA, Li J, Hsiung GR, Hall JN, Yutsis MV, Litvan I, Henderson VW, Sivasankaran R, Worringer K, Domoto-Reilly K, Synder A, Loureiro J, Kramer JH, Heuer H, Forsberg LK, Rosen HJ, Boeve B, Rojas JC, Boxer AL

Better cardiovascular health is associated with slowed clinical progression in autosomal dominant frontotemporal lobar degeneration variant carriers.

VandeBunte AM, Lee H, Paolillo EW, Hsiung GR, Staffaroni AM, Saloner R, Tartaglia C, Yaffe K, Knopman DS, Ramos EM, Rascovsky K, Bozoki AC, Wong B, Domoto-Reilly K, Snyder A, Pressman P, Mendez MF, Litvan I, Fields JA, Galasko DR, Darby R, Masdeu JC, Pasqual MB, Honig LS, Ghoshal N, Appleby BS, Mackenzie IR, Heuer HW, Kramer JH, Boxer AL, Forsberg LK, Boeve B, Rosen HJ, Casaletto KB, ALLFTD Consortium

Examining Associations Between Smartphone Use and Clinical Severity in Frontotemporal Dementia: Proof-of-Concept Study.

Paolillo EW, Casaletto KB, Clark AL, Taylor JC, Heuer HW, Wise AB, Dhanam S, Sanderson-Cimino M, Saloner R, Kramer JH, Kornak J, Kremers W, Forsberg L, Appleby B, Bayram E, Bozoki A, Brushaber D, Darby RR, Day GS, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Elahi F, Fields JA, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, G H Hall M, Honig LS, Huey ED, Lapid MI, Litvan I, Mackenzie IR, Masdeu JC, Mendez MF, Mester C, Miyagawa T, Naasan G, Pascual B, Pressman P, Ramos EM, Rankin KP, Rexach J, Rojas JC, VandeVrede L, Wong B, Wszolek ZK, Boeve BF, Rosen HJ, Boxer AL, Staffaroni AM, ALLFTD Consortium

Large-scale network analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid proteome identifies molecular signatures of frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

Saloner R, Staffaroni A, Dammer E, Johnson ECB, Paolillo E, Wise A, Heuer H, Forsberg L, Lago AL, Webb J, Vogel J, Santillo A, Hansson O, Kramer J, Miller B, Li J, Loureiro J, Sivasankaran R, Worringer K, Seyfried N, Yokoyama J, Seeley W, Spina S, Grinberg L, VandeVrede L, Ljubenkov P, Bayram E, Bozoki A, Brushaber D, Considine C, Day G, Dickerson B, Domoto-Reilly K, Faber K, Galasko D, Geschwind D, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, Hales C, Honig L, Hsiung GY, Huey E, Kornak J, Kremers W, Lapid M, Lee S, Litvan I, McMillan C, Mendez M, Miyagawa T, Pantelyat A, Pascual B, Paulson H, Petrucelli L, Pressman P, Ramos E, Rascovsky K, Roberson E, Savica R, Snyder A, Sullivan AC, Tartaglia C, Vandebergh M, Boeve B, Rosen H, Rojas J, Boxer A, Casaletto K