TARC Biomarker Subcommittee PDF Print E-mail

All five of the TARC 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 TARC biomarker samples, and review proposed research projects using TARC biomarker data.

Serving on the Biomarker Subcommittee for the Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium are:


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Valory Pavlik , Ph.D.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

Sid O'Bryant, Ph.D.

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth

James Simpkins, Ph.D.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Robert Barber, Ph.D., TARC Scientific Coordinator
Ramon Dias-Arrastia, M.D., Ph.D.
Joan Reisch ,Ph.D.
Andy Xiao, Ph.D.
 




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