Maria C. Carrillo
Chief Science Officer and Founder
Dentistry
Alzheimer’s Association
France
Biography
Dr. Carrillo is Chief Science Officer, Medical and Scientific Relations, at the Alzheimer's Association. At the Association, Dr. Carrillo has a wide range of responsibilities, inclurding oversight of the Association's grantmaking process and communication of scientific findings within and outside of the organization. Dr. Carrillo oversees the international science division for the Alzheimer's Association, and also manages several Association initiatives. One of these is the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, the largest international discussion on Alzheimer's and related dementias in the world. Another is the Alzheimer's Association Research Roundtable, which provides a forum for pharmaceutical companies to discuss trends in Alzheimer research and therapeutic targets. Dr. Carrillo manages the World-Wide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (WW-ADNI), which is a multi-country research effort aimed at finding biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer's.
Research Interest
Orthopedic and palatalized.
