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Investigator:Clifford R. Jack, Jr., M.D.


Title:TBM-SyN in DIAN

Date of Request:10/2/2014

ID:DIAN-D1410




Aim 1:Measure atrophy rates in DIAN subjects with a new algorithm called TBM-SyN




Aim 2:Test hypothesis that sample size estimates will be superior with TBM-SyN than with longitudinal freesurfer







Investigator:Dale Bredesen


Title:Self-report and informant report personality change in familial Alzheimer's disease in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network

Date of Request:10/31/2014

ID:DIAN-D1411




Aim 1:Examine longitudinal change in different domains of personality in carriers and noncarriers of ADAD mutations.




Aim 2:Compare self-report and informant report personality ratings at different CDR levels.




Aim 3:Identify differences in baseline personality traits between entirely presymptomatic ADAD mutation carriers and non-carriers.




Aim 4Compare scores on IPIP sub-items that represent autistic traits between asymptomatic ADAD mutation carriers and non-carriers, separately for persons inheriting PSEN1, APP, and PSEN2 mutations.

Investigator:not applicable


Title:Clinical and cognitive comparison of LOAD and ADAD

Date of Request:11/17/2014

ID:DIAN-D1412




Aim 1:Determine whether change in cognition and clinical measures of the UDS is similar in LOAD and ADAD










Investigator:Eric M. Reiman


Title:evaluation of various biomarker longitudinal changes

Date of Request:11/18/2014

ID:DIAN-D1413




Aim 1:The possible use of ASL as a perfusion biomarker as possible replacement of FDG-PET




Aim 2:the possible use of perfusion PiB (early frames) as possible replacement of FDG-PET




Aim 3:comparison of ASL, perfusion PiB and FDG-PET




Aim 4the effects of atrophy and partial volume effects in evaluating the first 3 above

Investigator:N/A


Title:Comparison of graph characteristics in resting state fMRI in LOAD and DIAN participants

Date of Request:1/28/2015

ID:DIAN-D1501




Aim 1:Determine graph characteristics (wavelet-based coherence, binary graph diagnostics, weighted and cynamic graph diagnostics in LOAD and DIAN




Aim 2:Determine similarities and differences in these graph characteristics







Investigator:Roy Anderson


Title:Phase II and III trial simulators: Using mathematical, computational and statistical techniques to simulate trial design for new products in the treatment, vaccination and immunoprophylaxis of disease

Date of Request:3/5/2015

ID:DIAN-D1502




Aim 1:To develop mathematical models of the progression of Alzheimer's disease




Aim 2:To establish a database of Alzheimer's data, and to perform meta-analyses of this data




Aim 3:To create a clinical trial simulator of phase I and II trials of Alzheimer's interventions




Investigator:Simon Duchesne


Title:Neuromorphometric phenotypes in sporadic and dominantly inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease

Date of Request:3/16/2015

ID:DIAN-D1503




Aim 1:To compare the patterns of neuromorphometric changes throughout the predementia and dementia stages of dominantly inherited AD (diAD) and sporadic AD (sAD)










Investigator:n/a


Title:to be decided

Date of Request:3/27/2015

ID:DIAN-D1504




Aim 1:exploration of data using the structural equation modeling










Investigator:Walter A. Kukull, PhD; Scott Hofer, Andrea Piccinin, Jeffrey Kaye, and Diana Kuh


Title:Using DIAN to motivate statistical methods in aging and dementia research

Date of Request:6/11/2015

ID:DIAN-D1505




Aim 1:Use DIAN as an example dataset for the upcoming "Statistical Methods Conference on Aging & Dementia". The dataset will be used to stimulate discussion and novel ideas on the development of better statistical methods for study design and analysis in aging and dementia research.




Aim 2:As an particular example, DIAN will be investigated for building prediction models of conversion from normal/MCI to MCI/dementia







Investigator:Anne Poljak


Title:Amyloid-beta blood levels as an early marker of neurodegenerative disease

Date of Request:6/16/2015

ID:DIAN-D1506




Aim 1:Explore correlation of clinical covariates with Aβ levels




Aim 2:Compare corrected Aβ levels (all cohorts) across neurodegenerative diseases AD, PD, MCI, vascular dementia




Aim 3:Effects of soluble Aβ levels on brain volumetric parameters




Aim 4Effect of genetic factors on Aβ levels