Principal Investigator
James A. Mortimer, Scientist/Professor
University of South Florida
Education: Tufts University/University of Michigan/National Institutes of Health
Degree: Ph.D.
Born in: Boston, Massachusetts
My Qualifications
Dr. James Mortimer is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of South Florida. He is the editor of 4 books and author of more than 280 scientific publications.
He was the Co- ...
more
My Qualifications
Dr. James Mortimer is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of South Florida. He is the editor of 4 books and author of more than 280 scientific publications.
He was the Co-Principal Investigator of the Nun Study, a landmark research study focused on Alzheimer’s disease that received considerable attention in the press (cover article in Time, May 14, 2001), as well as investigator and consultant on numerous studies around the world related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In 1983, he was the first to report a link between severe head injury and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. His more recent research addresses the issue of early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
In 1994, Dr. Mortimer was the Executive Convener of the Fourth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease. This meeting is the principal world forum for presentation of new findings regarding the causes, course and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Mortimer has served as chair of the Mental Disorders of Aging Review Group of the National Institute of Mental Health and as a member of the Policy Advisory Committee of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging and the Honolulu Heart Program Policy Board. From 1996 to 2003, he was the Director of the Institute on Aging at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Mortimer received his doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1970 and was a staff fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland from 1970 to 1973, before moving to the University of Minnesota where he spent almost 20 years as the director of an Alzheimer’s disease research program. In January of 1996, he assumed his present position at the University of South Florida.
Previous SciFlies Projects
None
Awards
Dr. Mortimer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the Gerontological Society of America and was the recipient of the Jennie and Lillian Fischer Award recognizing outstanding achieveme ...
more
Awards
Dr. Mortimer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the Gerontological Society of America and was the recipient of the Jennie and Lillian Fischer Award recognizing outstanding achievement in Parkinson's disease research. Recently, he was recognized as one of the 17 world leaders in Neuroscience by the President of Panama.
Links
·
http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/he ...
·
http://journals.lww.com/neuro ...
·
http://health.usf.edu/publich ...
Photos
Videos
Passion/Philosophy
For the past 30 years, I have devoted my work to early identification of people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and to preventing this illness in the population. We have made considerable progress an ...
more
Passion/Philosophy
For the past 30 years, I have devoted my work to early identification of people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and to preventing this illness in the population. We have made considerable progress and there is very good reason to believe that we are close to being able to prevent or delay this disease in the general population.
Books I'm Reading
As a leading scientist in my field, I read extensively in the areas of neuropathology, neuroimaging, neurochemistry, neuropsychology, and epidemiology of neurological diseases.
Sylvia Raymond
Follow Us On Twitter
