Dr. Suzanne Schindler is a clinical neurologist and neuroscientist committed to improving the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease. She completed the Medical Scientist Training Program in Neurosciences, a neurology residency, and a dementia fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Currently Dr. Schindler sees patients with memory concerns and coordinates clinical biomarker testing for the Washington University Memory Diagnostic Center. She leads the Fluid Biomarker Core for the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center and facilitates many collaborative research projects. Key scientific contributions have been leading a seminal study of one of the first blood biomarkers of Alzheimer disease and developing novel approaches for understanding biomarker changes over the course of Alzheimer disease. Her work is focused on the clinical validation of blood tests for Alzheimer disease and understanding the appropriate use of biomarker testing in the clinical diagnosis of dementia. Dr. Schindler also has a special interest in reducing healthcare disparities and improving access to diagnostic tests and treatments.

Chuck grew up in Northern California and completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and completed residency training in Family Medicine at UC Irvine. He stayed on as faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at UCI and now holds the title of Health Sciences Clinical Professor. He is the Executive Director of UCI’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community and won a Macy Faculty Scholarship to improve patient-centered health education at UCI. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education in the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Vega has seen patients and taught medical students and residents at UC Irvine’s Family Health Center – Santa Ana for the past 20 years. This clinic is a federally-qualified health center and the largest safety-net clinic for Orange County. Dr. Vega’s academic interests are focused on access to quality, compassionate medical care for underserved populations, and the development of training programs to promote this vision of healthcare.