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TARCC Biomarker Subcommittee |
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All five of the TARCC medical research institutions are represented on the Consortium's Biomarker Subcommittee. Researchers serving on this subcommittee advise on protocols for collecting and storing blood biomarker samples, review external contracts for collaborative analysis of TARCC biomarker samples and review proposed research projects using TARCC biomarker data.
Serving on the Biomarker Subcommittee for the Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium are:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Valory Pavlik , Ph.D.
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
Sid O'Bryant, Ph.D. (Chair)
Robert Barber, Ph.D., TARCC Scientific Manager
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Joan Reisch ,Ph.D.
Andy Xiao, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio
Don Royall, M.D.
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Alzheimer's Facts
In Texas, the costs of caregiving are staggering. In 2012, approximately 1.3 million caregivers provided 1.5 billion hours of unpaid care for a total cost of $18.2 billion.
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