Past Crew Member: Logan Dumitrescu, MS, PhD

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Neurology, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021-present)

Previous Positions

Crawford Graduate Student (2006-2011)

Crawford Post-Doctoral Fellow (2011-2013)

Regulatory Writer at Synchrogenix (2013-2016)

Neuroimaging Genetics Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2016-2018)

Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2018-2021)

 

Recent Publications

  1. Chiu, SY, Wang, WE, Chen, R, DeSimone, JC, Archer, DB, Adler, CH, Mehta, SH, Dresler, SR, Armstrong, MJ, McFarland, N et al.. Diffusion MRI and α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Status in Parkinson's Disease. Ann Neurol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42095555 .
  2. Timsina, J, Jiang, C, McCartney, DL, Tao, F, Dalmasso, MC, Najar, J, Anastasi, F, Ohlei, O, Puerta Fuentes, R, Yang, C et al.. GWAS meta-analysis of cerebrospinal fluid Alzheimer's biomarkers reveals loci regulating lipids, brain volume and autophagy. Nat Commun 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42014397 .
  3. Adegboye, HA, Sun, Y, Zhang, P, Liu, D, Khan, OA, Tanriverdi, K, Risitano, A, Libby, J, Patterson, KL, Arul, AB et al.. Plasma von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13 Interact With APOE-ε4 in Predicting Longitudinal Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline Over a 9-Year Follow-Up. J Am Heart Assoc 2026; 15 (9): e043186. PubMed PMID:42003668 .
  4. Eissman, JM, Regelson, AN, Walters, S, Archer, DB, Durant, A, Mukherjee, S, Lee, ML, Choi, SE, Scollard, P, Trittschuh, EH et al.. Sex-specific genetic drivers of memory, executive functioning and language in older adults. Brain 2026; : . PubMed PMID:41989867 .
  5. Bledsoe, X, Wang, TC, Wu, Y, Archer, D, Chen, HH, Naj, AC, Bush, WS, Hohman, TJ, Dumitrescu, L, Below, JE et al.. Neuroimaging PheWAS and molecular phenotyping implicate PSMC3 in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (2): e71217. PubMed PMID:41732108 PubMed Central PMC12930104.
  6. Klinger, HM, Seto, M, Janve, VA, Brown, JA, Clifton, M, Birkenbihl, C, Coughlan, GT, Townsend, DL, Properzi, M, Zyski, J et al.. Whole blood gene expression moderates associations between AD biomarkers and cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (2): e71225. PubMed PMID:41724695 PubMed Central PMC12928093.
  7. Contreras, AG, Walters, S, Eissman, JM, Archer, DB, Regelson, AN, Durant, A, Clifton, M, Mukherjee, S, Lee, ML, Choi, SE et al.. Genetic modifiers of APOE-ε4-associated cognitive decline. Nat Commun 2026; 17 (1): . PubMed PMID:41720779 PubMed Central PMC13036010.
  8. Libby, JB, Deters, KD, Ertekin-Taner, N, Carrasquillo, MM, Allen, M, De Jager, P, Menon, V, Zhang, B, Haroutunian, V, Levey, AI et al.. Multi-omic expression of the VEGF family relates to Alzheimer's disease across diverse populations. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (1): e71100. PubMed PMID:41603414 PubMed Central PMC12848908.
  9. Crane, PK, Li, C, Cohen, T, Seitz, A, Rhodes, E, Choi, SE, Lee, M, Mukherjee, S, Nakano, C, Albertson, S et al.. Cognitive data harmonization in the ADRC Network and beyond-Past, present, and future. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (1): e71086. PubMed PMID:41549411 PubMed Central PMC12812861.
  10. Durant, A, Mukherjee, S, Lee, ML, Choi, SE, Scollard, P, Klinedinst, BS, Trittschuh, EH, Mez, J, Farrer, LA, Gifford, KA et al.. Evaluating the association of apolipoprotein E genotype and cognitive resilience in SuperAgers. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (1): e71024. PubMed PMID:41542929 PubMed Central PMC12809718.
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