Observational research studies help us improve the understanding and diagnosis of brain disorders without testing an intervention. Your participation helps us reach these goals. If one of our studies looks interesting to you, please talk with your doctor or contact the study team to see if it is appropriate for you.
For general research inquiries, please call:
415.476.3722
Let the MAC Research Teams Help You Find the Right Studies for You
If you do not have a diagnosis and want to be a healthy volunteer, please complete this online screen. After filling out the screen, you may be contacted by the study coordinator to discuss your eligibility.
If you have memory and cognitive complaints or a diagnosis of either mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease, please contact the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center team.
If you have a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia or a related disease (including corticobasal syndrome and progressive supranuclear palsy), please contact the FTD research team.
If you have a rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), including prion diseases Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), GSS, or FFI, or autoimmune encephalopathy, please click below or call 415.476.8791.
If you have Huntington’s disease, an ataxia, or multiple system atrophy (MSA), please click below to discuss research opportunities.
For information about clinical trials at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, please click below or call 415.476.0661 or 415.514.5745.
Research Studies Listed by Diagnosis & Language
Studies for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies for People with Frontotemporal Spectrum Disorders (including FTD, PPA, CBS, PSP)
Studies for Healthy Volunteers
Studies for People with Huntington’s Disease or Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Studies for People with Prion Disease or Other Rapidly Progressive Dementias (RPDs)
Studies for People with Parkinson’s & Lewy Body Disease
Studies for People with Vascular Dementia
Studies for Children and Young Adults with Families with Neurodegenerative Disease
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