Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium

Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium (AAC) is the nation’s leading model of statewide collaboratio

The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium (AAC) is the nation’s leading model of statewide collaboration in Alzheimer’s disease research. Established in 1998, the Consortium capitalizes on its participating institutions’ complementary strengths in brain imaging computer science, genomics, the basic and cognitive neurosciences and clinical and neuropathology research to promote the scientific understanding and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and find effective disease-stopping and prevention therapies. It also seeks to educate Arizona residents about Alzheimer’s disease, research progress in the state and the resources needed to help patients, families and professionals manage the disease. The Consortium is determined to find effective treatments to halt the progression and prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in the next 12 years. The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium is a 501(c)(3) organization that includes the state-supported Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Center (AARC), the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Arizona Disease Core Center (Arizona ADCC), and independently funded research programs. Its seven member institutions include: Arizona State University, the Barrow Neurological Institute, the Mayo Clinic Arizona, the Banner Sun Health Research Institute, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), the University of Arizona, and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. Its three affiliated institutions include Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System and the University Physician’s Hospital at Kino.

Midwestern University Researcher Featured on 12News for Innovative Art Therapy StudyDr. Tiffany Hughes, one of this year...
11/11/2025

Midwestern University Researcher Featured on 12News for Innovative Art Therapy Study

Dr. Tiffany Hughes, one of this year’s AAC grant recipients from Midwestern University, was recently featured on 12 News alongside two of her collaborators. Her funded project, “The Opening Minds through Art Program with Unhoused Older Adults: An Implementation Pilot Study,” is making a meaningful impact at The Haven—part of Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)—a temporary shelter serving unhoused seniors.

This pilot study explores the benefits of art therapy for older adults living with dementia while also providing healthcare students with valuable training to better understand and support the unique needs of this population.

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Midwestern University is using art to help seniors suffering from dementia

09/12/2025

Shaw Institute joins partners to study if plastics in the brain are a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease with new grant-funded research.

We’ve officially kicked off our 2025 AAC Scientific Conference hosted by TGen! Thank you to everyone who will join us in...
09/04/2025

We’ve officially kicked off our 2025 AAC Scientific Conference hosted by TGen! Thank you to everyone who will join us in-person and virtually today!

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