The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) 1999-2025: Personal history and recollections.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC), founded in 1999 by the author, has many collaborators and contributors. NACC worked with Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) to establish and maintain standardized, rigorous data collection, primarily through the Uniform Data Set. Clinical expertise was provided by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)/ADRC Clinical Task Force. Collaboration and leadership of many individuals was necessary for the content and context validity for NACC and NACC data.

Methods

This paper includes personal insights, recollections, and milestones in a casual narrative conversation. It does not chronicle exact dates of experiences nor achievements. The author mentions just a few of the many great people and forces that shap

SUBMITTER: Kukull WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature