Exploring genetic linkages within families

As a retirement destination, Georgetown is one of our country’s fastest-growing cities and home to a large and growing number of age-restricted communities of people who remain actively engaged in community service, and a multitude of social and recreational lifestyles.  In addition Georgetown has attracted many young technology professional families  to work in the large growing technology industry presence.   May of the senior citizens have moved here to be close to children and grandchildren. 

The study started in Georgetown, Texas, a magnet for retirees

Georgetown has attracted many young technology professional families  to work in the large growing technology industry presence.   May of the senior citizens have moved here to be close to children and grandchildren. 

Whether they want to be closer to their families in nearby Austin, Temple, Dallas or Houston, these folks care about their families and are uniquely poised to engage in long-term, multi-generational studies of aging and neurodegenerative disease.

Located in the heart of Texas medical research

Situated centrally in the Texas growth corridor among premier medical research institutions in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Georgetown is strategically positioned to collaborate with leading medical investigators on advanced brain research. In addition to the University of Texas System facilities, the area features a network of advanced medical facilities that include Austin Regional Clinic, Ascension Seton Healthcare, Baylor Scott & White Health, St. David’s Healthcare, Texas A&M Health, Veterans Healthcare System, and the largest active military base in the world.