University of Washington · Longitudinal Research Lab
What helps the aging brain stay resilient?
The Ellison Alzheimer's Resilience Core (ARC) follows the same people over years to learn what protects thinking and memory as we age. It is being built for the communities that brain research has historically reached last.
The Lab
Some questions can only be answered slowly
The Alzheimer's Resilience Core is a philanthropically supported longitudinal research lab at the University of Washington, funded by the Ellison Foundation built in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and the Memory and Brain Wellness Center (MBWC). It follows the same people year after year, because the things that protect thinking act over decades and no single visit can show them. It is a study rather than a place to be treated, and what it learns is shared back with the communities that made the learning possible.
The People
Research is stronger when it is built together
Our investigators, clinicians, and operations team bring together expertise in neuropsychology, neurology, biostatistics, biomarkers, social work, technology, and community outreach.
Meet the TeamOur Projects
Turning long-term questions into lasting work
Explore the initiatives building a more complete picture of brain health, resilience, and the communities that make discovery possible.
Brain Resilience Initiative
A longitudinal research lab studying what protects thinking and memory as we age, using repeated measures across biology, lifestyle, and lived experience.
Explore the initiativeRural Brain Health Initiative
A project focused on extending brain-health research and resources across rural communities, where geography and access shape opportunities to live and age well.
Explore the initiativeCommunity
Who a study enrolls decides who its answers are for
Recruitment is built around the communities that brain research has historically under-enrolled, because a finding drawn from a narrow group cannot be assumed to hold for everyone.
Why representation mattersPhilanthropy
Supporting the work of ARC
Research at the Alzheimer's Resilience Core is supported by The Ellison Foundation
