NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER – Brain Donation Program for people with Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and other dementias.

Lynne Leung is their Brain Donation Coordinator and is available to provide you with additional information as well as answer any questions you may have. You may also obtain an enrollment form if you so wish. Please be advised that your donor information will be kept confidential.

Please contact Lynne at: (212) 263-5108 or lynne.leung@nyumc.org

http://www.med.nyu.edu/aging/research/research-studies-and-clinical-trials/brain-donation-program

FOR IMMEDIATE OR EMERGENCY CONTACT: Call their pager at 917-321-6424. After the three quick beeps, enter your telephone number and then press the # sign. They will return your call ASAP.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER – Taub Institute Brain Donation Program, for the study of Alzheimer’s, other neuro-degenerative disorders and the aging brain. Brains are accepted from dementia patients as well as cognitively normal older adults.

Contact coordinator in advance:  Arlene Lawton, RN
Daytime office number: 212-305-9086
Non-urgent email: ASL1@columbia.edu
Emergency cell phone: 201-951-6661

At death call immediately:  212-305-9194, Press “1” for instructions.

BRAIN DONOR PROJECT – Founded by the daughter of a man with Lewy Body Dementia, their mission is “to increase brain donation to advance science, leading to the treatment and cure of neurological, neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. We will achieve our mission of making growing brain donation by increasing awareness and simplifying the process of donating post-mortem human brains for research.”  513-393-7878    https://braindonorproject.org/