The Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC) is a collaboration between eleven of the state’s leading medical research institutions, working to improve early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders has provided $65,989,665.23 in research grants since 2005.

2005-2024 Disbursements by Site:

Baylor College of Medicine$7,129,703.93 (2005-2024)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$21,392,072.70 (2005-2024)

The University of North Texas Health Science Center$9,402,049.88 (2005-2024)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center$6,068,418.97 (2005-2024)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

$7,061,668.15 (2009-2024)

Texas A&M Health Science Center

$2,988,344.50 (2014-2024)

The University of Texas at Austin$3,501,894.60 (2016-2024)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

$6,236,755.20 (2005-2009; 2018-2024)

UTMB Health (Galveston)

$1,350,000.00 (2018-2024)

UT Rio Grande Valley

$858,756.80 (2019-2024)

Grand Total: $65,989,665.23

TARCC Funding Distributions since 2005

Alzheimer's Facts

brain-icon-small-11 in 9 people age 65+ has Alzheimer's disease.

brain-icon-small-1About 490,000 Texans are projected to have Alzheimer's by 2025.

brain-icon-small-11 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia.

brain-icon-small-1Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s.

Get Involved

Save the Date — January 23, 2025:
TARCC 2025 Scientific Symposium

Join us on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the AT&T Executive Hotel and Conference Center for the TARCC 2025 Scientific Symposium. Details to follow...

Registration deadline: 1/17/25 @ midnight for this free event.

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TARCC Research Updates

TARCC investigators have been involved in a number of new, important research studies. Recently published research is wide ranging, spanning the gamut from clinical trials to new cognitive diagnostics; blood-based biomarkers in Mexican-Americans;  identification of additional risk genes; and validation of biomarker algorithms in AD patients and AD animal models.

View all TARCC researcher publications here.
View all TARCC Investigator Grant Awards here.

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