UTRGV Alzheimer's Research Team

The door to hope for dementia in Texas and beyond

Coordinated by Dr. Gladys E. Maestre

Mission

Vision

Community Space

2902 Haine Dr.
Harlingen, TX. 78550

(956) 296-3920

Our Projects

Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s RCMAR
To enhance the capacities of the minority aging research workforce in South Texas

South Texas Alzheimer’s
Disease Research Center
To lead precision medicine approaches improving prevention, treatment & care for Alzheimer's patients.

Family-Based Alzheimer’s
Research in South Texas
To identify genetic and environmental causal factors in disease risk and their interactions.

Accelerator for
Alzheimer's mitigation
Facilitate implementation of evidence-based solutions accounting for social and economic determinants

Gladys E. Maestre, MD, PhD, M NAAD

Professor, Neuroscience and Human Genetics

Director, RGV Alzheimer’s RCMAR

Co-Director, South Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

School of Medicine

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Brownsville & Harlingen, TX

gladys.maestre@utrgv.edu

John Blangero, PhD
Professor
Division of Human Genetics

Walter Diaz, PhD
Professor
Dept. of Sociology

Michael Mahaney, PhD
Professor
Division of Human Genetics

Claudia Alaniz, MBA
Program Coordinator

Omar Oropeza, MBA
Director Special Programs

Rosa Pirela-Mavarez, MA
Program Manager

Marcie (Xi) Mao, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Economics

Jesus Melgarejo, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Neuroscience

Lisa Salinas, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Health & Biomedical Sciences

Shana Garza, BSc
Graduate Student

Andrea Ramirez
Intern