Current and Former Leadership

• 2019 - present: GIA executive director and chief scientific officer, Volker Neugebauer, MD, PhD
• 2014 - 2019: GIA executive director and chief scientific officer, P. Hemachandra Reddy, PhD
• 2004 - 2013: GIA executive director, Paula Grammas, PhD

Research focus: 

Today, the GIA stands at the forefront in aging and neurodegenerative research at TTUHSC.  Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair in the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience leads the GIA and is an expert in  cognitive brain research that has resulted in collaborative research projects and publications on neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Dr. Neugebauer has set strategic priorities that will broaden GIA’s scope to all aspects of age-related health issues. To achieve this goal, the GIA is collaborating across the institution, and offering valuable services, such as improved access to the brain bank and a state-of-the-art behavioral testing facility. In his recent time with the GIA, Dr. Neugebauer has created bi-weekly research club meetings to advance ongoing research projects and foster collaboration and opportunities for Project FRONTIER and other research initiatives. In addition, he has initiated a collaborative seminar series with Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics to educate faculty, staff, and students about current trends in aging-related research. Under Dr. Neugebauer’s direction, GIA staff members are committed to advancing the mission and vision of the GIA by pursuing new knowledge about aging-related health issues and healthy aging through research, innovative interdisciplinary education, and collaborative community outreach and service efforts.

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