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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Heather Snyder, Ph.D. (Chair)
Alzheimer’s Association

Peter Bayley, Ph.D.
Stanford University, VA Palo Alto

Katherine Brandt
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration

Sarah Hornback
Alzheimer’s Association

Michael Jaffee, M.D.
University of Florida

Terrance Kummer, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University School of Medicine

Erin Long, M.S.W.
Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Capt. Andres Martin, U.S. Marine Corps Retired
Consumer Advocate

Sr. M. Sgt. Anitra Mostacero, M.B.A., U.S. Air Force Retired
National Council of Black Dementia Minds; Alzheimer’s Association; Consumer Advocate

Andrea Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.
Penn Neuroscience Center, University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Teich, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center

Last updated Wednesday, February 4, 2026