Roger L Albin MD
Movement Disorder
Professor of neurology, associate chair for research and co-director of the Movement Disorders Clinic in the Department of Neurology in the University of Michigan Medical School; Chief of neuroscience research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center.
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4260 Plymouth RoadAnn Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-5650
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Education & Training
University of MichiganResidency, Neurology, 1983 - 1988- University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 1984 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Amyloid Beta and Cognition in Parkinson Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
- Crossover Target Engagement Study of Cholinergic Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease (Project #3 - Experiment 3 [UdallP3E3]) Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 29
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Differences in cholinergic terminal density in adults with Down syndrome compared to neurotypical controls measured by [F]-fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol positron emission...Jason K Russell, Alexander C Conley, Brian D Boyd, J Patrick Begnoche, Rachel Schlossberg
Neurobiology of Aging. 2025-04-01 - Regional cerebral cholinergic vesicular transporter correlates of visual contrast sensitivity in Parkinson's disease: Implications for visual and cognitive function.Taylor Brown, Prabesh Kanel, Alexis Griggs, Giulia Carli, Robert Vangel
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2025-02-01 - Clinical Manifestations.Joshua T Fox-Fuller, Kenneth Petscavage, Ginny Rogers, Robert A Koeppe, Roger L Albin
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- The Human Brainome: Network Analysis Identifies HSPA2 as a Novel Alzheimer’s Disease TargetChristine M Hulette, David A Bennett, Roger L Albin, Thomas G Beach, Randall L Woltjer, Andrew P Lieberman, John F Ervin, Anzhelika Engel, Julie A Schneider, Rui Chang, Brain
- Quantification of Brain Cholinergic Denervation in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Using PET Imaging with [18F]-FEOBVKirk A Frey, Roger L Albin, Nicolaas I Bohnen, Nature
Press Mentions
Clinical Trials That Will Shape Medicine in 2023February 2nd, 2023
Brains in the Balance: New $11.5M Grant Fuels U-M Parkinson’s Disease Research Center to Aid PatientsFebruary 12th, 2016- Midlife Blood Test May Predict Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer’s in Later LifeDecember 23rd, 2023
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Grant Support
- UM Clinical Neuroscientist Training ProgramUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR2014–2029
- Cholinergic mechanisms of attentional-motor integration and gait dysfunction in Parkinson DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR2021–2026
- Reducing falls with Varenicline in Hypocholinergic Parkinson diseaseUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR2024–2025
- NR2B Mediated Neurotoxicity In Murine Huntington Disease ModelVeterans Affairs2011
- Serotonin And Sleep Disordered Breathing In Parkinson DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2011
- Neurodegeneration In Aging Retarded MiceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2009
- Differentiating Degenerative Dementia With [11c]Dtbz-Pet ImagingNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
- Evaluating Striatal Function In A Murine HD ModelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2007
- Dopamine Synaptic Mechanisms In Tourette SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources2005–2007
- Michigan Parkinson'S Disease Clinical CenterNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2007
- COQ10 And GPI 1485 In Subjects With Early Untreated Parkinson'SNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
- Minocycline &Creatine In Subjects W/ Early Untreated Parkinson?S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Minocycline &Creatine In Subjects W/ Early Untreated Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Dopamine Synaptic Mechanisms In Tourette'S SyndromeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2002
- Murine Model Of CAG Repeat DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2002
- PET Studies Of Hyperkinetic Movement DisordersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
- Chronic Striatal QuinolinateNational Institute On Aging1996–1998
- PET Studies In Tourette'S SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996
- Huntington Disease And Quinolinate--Striatal Cell TypesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1992
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