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ADRC Directors

Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD

Chair of Neurology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor of Neurology

Heather Whitson, MD

Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Professor in Ophthalmology
Professor in Head & Neck Surgery and Communications Sciences

Administrative Director

Sara Patillo, MSHS, CCRP, PMP

Director of Administration & Operations
Center for the Study of Aging and
Human Development (Duke Aging Center)
Duke & UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Collaborative
Duke University School of Medicine
sara.patillo@duke.edu

Staff

Michelle Cooley

Administrative Coordinator (Duke)
michelle.cooley@duke.edu

Rachel Dewees, MSW

Research Participant Concierge
rachel.dewees@duke.edu

Lindsey Womack

Administrative Coordinator (UNC)
lindsey_womack@med.unc.edu

Executive Committee

  • ADRC Directors
  • All Core Leaders

Advisors