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Prof. Mansoor Saleh

Site Principal Investigator, Nairobi, Kenya

Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology and Founding Director of Cancer […]

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Prof. Michelle Mielke, PhD

Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention

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Prof. Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD

Co-Chief Investigator (UK) and Founder of the World-Wide FINGERS network

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Prof. Njideka Okubadejo, MD, PhD

Site Principal Investigator – Lagos

Neurologist at the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of […]

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Prof. Olivera Nesic-Taylor

Consultant Neuroscientist, Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute

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Prof. Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD

Geriatrics and Gerontology Professor

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Prof. Robert Perneczky, MD, PhD

Professor of Translational Dementia Research, University of Sheffield

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Prof. Rufus Akinyemi, MD, PhD

Site Principal Investigator

Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience in the Institute […]

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Prof. Tamlyn Watermeyer, PhD

WP2 & Implementation Science Core Co-Lead

Research Neuropsychologist, The University of Edinburgh

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Prof. Thomas Thesen, PhD

Biomarkers & Imaging Core Co-Lead

Cognitive Neuroscientist & Associate Professor of Medical Education, Dartmouth […]

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Prof. Tunde Peto, MD, PhD

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

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Prof. Victor Valcour, MD, PhD

Executive Director, Global Brain Health Institute

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Prof. Zul Merali

Founding Director, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

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Wendy Weidner

Director of Research and Publications, Alzheimer’s Disease International

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Prof. Mansoor Saleh

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Position: Site Principal Investigator, Nairobi, Kenya
Group: Project Leadership, Site Principal Investigators
Organization: Aga Khan University Medical College

Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology and Founding Director of Cancer Centre, AKUHN

Prof. Michelle Mielke, PhD

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention

Prof. Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD

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Position: Co-Chief Investigator (UK) and Founder of the World-Wide FINGERS network
Group: Chief Principal Investigators, Independent Trial Steering Group, Project Leadership
Organization: Professor in Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Prof. Njideka Okubadejo, MD, PhD

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Position: Site Principal Investigator – Lagos
Group: Project Leadership, Site Principal Investigators
Organization: University of Lagos 

Neurologist at the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Prof. Olivera Nesic-Taylor

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute

Consultant Neuroscientist, Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute

Prof. Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: The University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine

Geriatrics and Gerontology Professor

Prof. Robert Perneczky, MD, PhD

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: University of Sheffield

Professor of Translational Dementia Research, University of Sheffield

Prof. Rufus Akinyemi, MD, PhD

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Position: Site Principal Investigator
Group: Project Leadership, Site Principal Investigators
Organization: University of Ibadan

Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience in the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, University of Ibadan

Prof. Tamlyn Watermeyer, PhD

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Position: WP2 & Implementation Science Core Co-Lead
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Core Leads, Implementation Team
Organization: The University of Edinburgh

Research Neuropsychologist, The University of Edinburgh

Prof. Thomas Thesen, PhD

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Position: Biomarkers & Imaging Core Co-Lead
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Core Leads, Implementation Team
Organization: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

Cognitive Neuroscientist & Associate Professor of Medical Education, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

Prof. Tunde Peto, MD, PhD

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: Queen's University Belfast

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Prof. Victor Valcour, MD, PhD

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Steering Committee
Organization: Global Brain Health Institute

Executive Director, Global Brain Health Institute

Prof. Zul Merali

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Group: Executive Steering Committee – Advisory Board, Independent Trial Steering Group, Steering Committee
Organization: Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute

Founding Director, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Wendy Weidner

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Group: Independent Trial Steering Group, Steering Committee
Organization: Alzheimer’s Disease International

Director of Research and Publications, Alzheimer’s Disease International

 
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