LEAH HANSON, PhD, director of the Alzheimer's Research Center at Regions Hospital

Joined HPRF: 2000

 

Education: PhD, neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

 

Research highlights: Development of intranasal drugs to target the brain and treat brain disease and disorders, including memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

 

Research interests/expertise: The prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders; how lifestyle changes, including exercise of the body and mind, can prevent memory loss associated with aging.

 

Current projects: The Minnesota Memory Project.