The COSMIC Research Scientific Committee (RSC) is comprised of one leading researcher from each of the contributing studies:
Study |
RSC member |
Additional study leader |
10/66 Cuba (Cuban Health and Alzheimer Study) | Juan J. Llibre-Rodriguez | |
10/66 Dominican Republic | Daisy Acosta | |
10/66 Mexico | Ana Luisa Sosa | |
10/66 Peru | Mariella Guerra Arteaga | |
10/66 Puerto Rico | Ivonne Z. Jimenez-Velazquez | |
10/66 Venezuela | Aquiles Salas | |
Atma Jaya Cognitive & Aging Research (ACtive Aging Research) |
Yuda Turana |
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The Atahualpa Project |
Oscar H. Del Brutto |
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Bambui Cohort Study of Aging |
Erico Costa |
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Boston Puerto Rican Health Study |
Katherine Tucker |
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Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program |
Bagher Larijani |
Iraj Nabipour |
Canadian Study of Health & Aging (CSHA) |
Kenneth Rockwood |
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Chinese Longitudinal Aging Study (CLAS) |
Xiao Shifu |
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Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) |
Carol Brayne |
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Cuban Health and Alzheimer Study (CHAS) |
Juan Llibre-Rodriguez |
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Einstein Aging Study (EAS) |
Richard Lipton |
Mindy J Katz |
Epidemiology of Dementia in Central Africa (EPIDEMCA) |
Maëlenn Guerchet |
Pierre-Marie Preux |
EpiFloripa Aging Study |
Eleonora d’Orsi | |
Etude Santé Psychologique Prévalence Risques et Traitement (ESPRIT) |
Karen Ritchie |
Marie-Laure Ancelin |
Faroese Septuagenarian Cohort |
Maria Skaalum Petersen |
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Framingham Heart Study (FHS) |
Rhoda Au |
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Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies |
Ingmar Skoog |
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Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD) |
Nikolaos Scarmeas |
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Hisayama Study |
Toshiharu Ninimiya |
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Hong Kong Memory and Ageing Prospective Study (HK-MAPS) |
Linda Lam |
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Ibadan Study of Ageing (ISA) |
Oye Gureje |
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Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) Study |
Stella-Maria Paddick |
Richard Walker |
I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study (ILAS) |
Liang-Kung Chen |
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IMIAS (International Mobility in Aging Study) |
Mohammad Auais | Ricardo Oliveira Guerra |
Indianapolis Ibadan Dementia Project |
Hugh Hendrie |
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Invecchiamento Cerebrale in Abbiategrasso (Invece.Ab) |
Antonio Guaita |
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The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) |
Rose Anne Kenny |
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KLOSCAD (Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia) |
Ki-Woong Kim |
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Kurihara Project |
Kenichi Meguro |
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Leiden 85-plus study |
Jacobijn Gussekloo |
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Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+) |
Steffi Riedel-Heller |
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LRGS TUA: Neuroprotective Model for Healthy Longevity among Malaysian Older Adults |
Suzana Shahar |
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Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS) |
Sebastian Koehler |
Martin van Boxtel |
Marikina Memory and Aging Project (MMAP) |
Jacqueline Dominguez |
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Monongahela-Youghiogheny Healthy Aging Team (MYHAT) |
Mary Ganguli |
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MYNAH (MYsore studies of Natal effects on Ageing and Health) |
Murali Krishna |
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Neuroepidemiology of cognitive impairment in adults from marginal urban areas: a door-to-door population study in the Puente Piedra district, Lima, Perú | Nilton Custodio | |
Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) | Bernadette McGuinness | Frank Kee |
Personality & Total Health (PATH) Through Life project |
Kaarin Anstey |
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Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions Study (PREHCO) |
Michael Crowe |
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Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA) |
Mary Haan |
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Sasaguri Genkimon Study |
Kenji Narazaki |
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Shanghai Aging Study (SAS) |
Ding Ding |
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Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS I & II) |
Ng Tze Pin |
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São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH) |
Marcia Scazufca |
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Sydney Memory & Ageing Study (MAS) |
Henry Brodaty |
Perminder Sachdev |
Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research (TIGER) |
Yen-Ching Chen | Jen-Hau Chen |
Tajiri Project |
Kenichi Meguro |
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Ugandan study |
Vincent Mubangizi |
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Vallecas Project | Pascual Sanchez-Juan | |
Washington Heights Inwood and Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP) |
Richard Mayeux |
Nicole Schupf |
ZARADEMP Project |
Antonio Lobo |
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COSMIC NIH Grant Investigators
- Perminder Sachdev: Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry; Co-Director, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney; Director, Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia;
- Richard Lipton: Edwin S. Lowe Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
- Henry Brodaty: Scientia Professor of Ageing & Mental Health; Co-Director, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney; Director, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC); Senior Consultant, Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital;
- Louisa Jorm: Director, Centre for Big Data Research in Health and Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Maëlenn Guerchet: Senior Researcher, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, France
- Sarah Bauermeister: Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford; Senior Scientist and Senior Data Manager, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK)
- Henrik Zetterberg: Professor of Neurochemistry & Department Head, Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;
- Ester Cerin: Professor & Program Leader, Behaviour, Environment and Cognition Research Program, Australian Catholic University Limited, Australia;
- Jaime Miranda: Research Professor at the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru;
- Mary Ganguli: Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, USA;
- Murali Krishna: Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Mental Health and Society, University of Bangor, India;
- Wei Wen: Associate Professor, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Vibeke Catts: Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Manager, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Mindy Katz: Senior Associate, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA;
- John Crawford: Senior Research Officer, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Nicole Kochan: Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Louise Mewton: Associate Professor and Program Lead in Lifespan and Brain Health Research at the Matilda Centre, University of Sydney, Australia;
- Thomas Karikari: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, USA;
- Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia;
- Karen Mather, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia.