USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute
Coordinates: 28°04′06″N 82°25′04″W / 28.068338°N 82.417695°W
The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute is an Alzheimer's disease research center based in Tampa, Florida. The center was founded on July 1, 2002 as an independent, state-funded facility on the vision of former Florida Speaker of the House Johnnie Byrd, whose father suffered from the disease. Today, the Institute is a multi-disciplinary center at the University of South Florida and the world’s largest freestanding diagnostic facility providing comprehensive memory care services in one location.
External links
- USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute main Website
- Institute on Aging funds Alzheimer's Disease Centers
- 1004.445 f.s
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