Jesse Mez
Co-leader, Participant Engagement, Clinical Core and Project 1, FHS-BAP
Dr. Mez has been an integral player in the field of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). He is also the Director of the Clinical Core of the NIH-funded BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and is a BU CTE Center and AD Genetic Consortium Investigator. He is a Principal Investigator and/or Core/Project Leader on six NIH and DOD funded grants. Ongoing research themes include investigating 1) the relationship between traumatic brain injury, exposure to repetitive head impacts from contact sports, military service and physical violence and dementia-related outcomes and their interaction with genetic factors, 2) clinico-pathologic correlation in CTE with the goal to accurately diagnose CTE in life, 3) the genetic architecture, neuropathology and clinical course of AD subtypes, as defined by variation in neuropsychological presentation and 4) interaction between genetic and environmental factors and risk for and resilience from AD.