Tatiana Foroud, PhD
Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs
Distinguished Professor
Chancellor's Professor, IU Indianapolis
August M. Watanabe Professor of Medical Research
Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry
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Bio
Dr. Tatiana Foroud is executive associate dean for Research Affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine and Professor of the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Foroud is a statistical geneticist and leader in dementia research. She runs the NIH-designated repository for blood, DNA, tissue and other samples collected from patients throughout the country with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Foroud’s research is funded by the NIH and is focused on the identification of genes and genetic variants contributing to a range of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease, as well as alcohol use disorders. She is also the principal investigator of multiple NIH and foundation supported biorepositories that lead efforts to identify biomarkers of Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease. She is also the Scientific Director of the Indiana Biobank, a repository with specimens from over 35,000 individuals, which serves as a research resource for both academic and industry investigators.
Population Genetics, Complex Disease Gene Mapping
The central focus of research in Dr. Foroud’s laboratory is the identification of genes contributing to disease. Research is currently focused on a variety of complex disorders including Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, intracranial aneurysms, alcohol dependence, and cancer. Ongoing studies explore the role of both common and rare variants in disease risk using genomewide SNP arrays as well as whole exome and whole genome sequencing approaches.
Dr. Foroud’s laboratory is also the home of multiple local and national biorepositories, which focus on uniform biospecimen handling and processing. Dr. Foroud manages the Indiana Biobank, the NIA-supported National Cell Repository for Alzheimer Disease, the NINDS-supported BioSEND Repository which houses Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease and frontotemporal dementia biospecimens as well as multiple Michael J. Fox Foundation supported biorepositories.