• Executive Committee

  The Executive Committee is appointed by the Director, and consists of senior faculty from basic sciences and clinical departments at UC Irvine.  Each member is asked to serve a two-year term.  The Executive Committee meets regularly and actively participates in establishing the goals and direction of the Institute, as well as providing critical evaluation of ongoing programs.

  

  Andrea J. Tenner, Ph.D.

  Professor and Associate Dean Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

  Innate Immunity; Inflammation; Complement; Alzheimer’s Disease; Cell Surface Receptors; Phagocytosis

  

  Claudia H. Kawas, M.D.

  Professor Neurology; Neurobiology & Behavior

  Successful aging; The 90+ Study; Oldest old, Dementia; Alzheimer’s disease

  

  Steven L. Small, M.D., Ph.D.

  Professor and Chair Neurology

  Brain and language; aphasia; network modeling; stroke

  

  Carl W. Cotman, Ph.D.

  Professor and Founding Director Neurology; Neurobiology & Behavior

  Exercise; neurotrophic support; neuroinflammation

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