Breadcrumb Home Research Research Research Neuropathology Research Lab Iowa Neuroscience Institute Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Main navigation Research Clinical Trials Support the Center Members Patient Care News & Events Ongoing initiatives in Neurodegeneration at the University of Iowa Neurodegeneration Journal Club 11 a.m.-noon5385 PBDB Fall 2026 schedule coming soon Metabolism in Neurodegeneration (MIND) MIND Seminars Fall 2026 Schedule TBD MIND Research Team Georgina Aldridge, MD, PhDJan Fassler, PhDVincent Magnotta, PhDKumar Narayanan, MD, PhD Alejandro Pezzulo, MDBryan Philips, PhDJordan Schultz, PharmD Jacob Simmering, PhDDan Weeks, PhDMichael Welsh, MD Sleep, Mood, and Arousal in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia (SMASH) Georgina Aldridge, MD, PhD (PI)Catherine Marcinkiewcz, PhD (Co-I)Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhDNatalie Denburg, PhDMarco Hefti, MD Iowa’s Hawkeye Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Ted Abel, PhD (PI)Lane Strathearn, MBBS, PhD, FRACP (PI)Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhDPeggy Nopoulos, MDRichard J.H. Smith, MD Clinical Trials See what trials our team is working on Learn More