Bradley T. Hyman is the John B. Penney, Jr. Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He directs the Alzheimer's disease research unit at MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND), with the goal of understanding the neuropathophysiologic and genetic factors that underlie dementia. Dr. Hyman's laboratory studies the anatomical and molecular basis of dementia in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Dr. Hyman received his M.D. and Ph.D. from University of Iowa and he has received the Metropolitan Life Award, the Potamkin Prize, a National Institute on Aging Merit award, and an Alzheimer Association Pioneer Award. He is the current Director of the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
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Dr Hyman's research focuses on Alzheimer Disease and Lewy Body Dementias, spanning patient care, diagnostic and therapeutic issues, and neuropathology. He also directs a basic science program dedicated to understanding the underlying biology of dementias, how genetic risk factors impact the disease, and how to develop new therapies that may help patients.
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