Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Neill Graff-Radford, MD
Site PI
The research of Neill R. Graff-Radford, M.D., involves finding genes that help people age without becoming demented. He is also studying normal pressure hydrocephalus to find those patients with good outcomes from treatment with shunt surgery; working to find a blood test that could determine if a person is at risk of Alzheimer's disease and be used as a diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease; examining differences in dementia between African-Americans and Caucasians; and collaborating to find genes related to Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Gregg Day, MD
Site Co-PI
Dr. Gregory Day is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of the Division of Behavioral Neurology, and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Florida. His research is supported by the National Institute of Aging and focuses on improving the clinical diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of individuals with common and uncommon causes of dementia, including patients with neurodegenerative and autoimmune causes of rapid progressive dementia. Dr. Day is a project PI of the ExTINGUISH Trial—the first multisite randomized controlled trial for patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. ExTINGUISH is supported by the National Institutes of Neurological Disease and Stroke via the NeuroNEXT Network.
Anton Thomas
Site Liaison
After obtaining his bachelor’s in Psychology at the University of North Florida, Anton’s career in research began in 2016 where he served as a research assistant providing support on GI dug/device studies. In 2019 Anton joined Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville as a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Memory Research Program supporting Drs. Graff-Radford and Day. He would later become the new ACTC Site Liaison for Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in August of 2019. In 2022 he transitioned to the role of Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, and as of 2023 he serves his current position of Senior Program Coordinator for the team.
Indira Moran
Community Engagement Specialist
I was born in Santiago Chile, I am a U.S. Citizen, and I have made the US my home for over 45 years. My background is in Early Childhood Education and, until now, I have worked primarily with children and their parents, while also serving as a community liaison for over 40 years in the Washington Metropolitan and Virginia area. I joined the ADRC at Mayo Clinic Florida in 2023 and after months of training in my position I was promoted to serve in the Mayo Clinic’s role in the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC). Within my position I have developed a retention and engagement program, making sure that all our participants appreciated. I also visit the community at least four times per month where I reach out and develop partnerships with other organizations and collaborate with them. When I am not working, I enjoy biking and taking walks with my husband. I love planning family gatherings with my children and friends where we savor big meals, play board games, and work on arts and crafts projects. I also love my community, and I do as much as possible to volunteer and participate in cultural, educational, and social justice activities whenever possible.