The IDeA Lab uses advanced, in-house imaging models to study how aging and diseases impact brain health in under-represented communities.
The focus of our lab - part of the UC Davis Health Department of Neurology - is to use advanced mathematical modeling of neuroimaging to investigate brain structural and functional differences associated with aging, vascular, and neurodegenerative diseases among under-represented populations. The primary structural and functional imaging techniques that we use are positron emission tomography (PET) with FDG, amyloid and tau tracers, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Additionally, we evaluate the genetics of MRI endophenotypes.
Dr. Charles DeCarli leads the IDeA Lab, which currently supports over 19 NIH or DOD funded projects totaling $30M+, and serves as co-director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.