Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Rawan Tarawneh, MD is Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Cognitive Neurology Division at the University of New Mexico. She is a board-certified neurologist with UCNS- certification in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. Dr Tarawneh completed her neurology residency and a combined clinical and post-doctoral research fellowship at the Knight-Washington University in St Louis Alzheimer Disease Research Center. Her NIH-funded research utilizes state-of-the-art proteomic and genomic methods to identify novel biomarkers and drug targets for Alzheimer disease and related dementias. Dr Tarawneh’s pioneering work has been fundamental in identifying visinin-like protein-1, neurogranin, and vascular endothelial-cadherin as novel markers of neuronal, synaptic, and endothelial injury, respectively, in AD. As a national leader in ADRD biomarker research, Dr Tarawneh has led several clinical trials in aging and dementia. Her highly cited research in ADRD biomarkers has been published in prestigious journals and featured in national and international conferences.