Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders (CENDIVE)
The vision of CENDIVE is to be the leader in the discovery of basic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders and development of early stage pharmaceutical development, primarily for symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. CENDIVE will reach its goals through aligning its mission with UH, the Neurological Institute and the Cleveland Brain Health Initiative. This investment in clinical neurodegenerative disorders will help UH physicians to be at the forefront of American medicine.
An immediate priority for the center is to support the recently NIH-funded Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, a collaboration between UH, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Case Western Reserve University, and the VA hospital. The program is closely allied with a unique translational therapeutics core based at the Harrington Discover Institute (HDI) and will work with other existing resources such as the National Prion Disease Surveillance.
CENDIVE will develop innovative programming in population health across the UH system by working with the Accountable Care Organization (ACO), strive to increase minority participation in research with the establishment of a Brain Health Clinic at the UH Otis Moss Jr. Health Center, foster industry-academic partnerships, and accelerate treatments for Alzheimer’s disease through early stage clinical drug and biomarker studies. It is anticipated that the CENDIVE’s interdisciplinary approach efforts will lead to development of better outcomes for patients with neurodegenerative disorders.