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Michelle Branham Named Chair of Alzheimer's Advisory Council

1/30/2026

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On January 29, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named Michelle Branham chair of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
The council, created by the National Alzheimer's Project Act of 2011, meets quarterly to advise government on Alzheimer's and dementias.
Branham leads ten members, including John Couris and James Hartsell, to advance updates to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.

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On January 29, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named Michelle Branham chair of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
The council, created by the National Alzheimer's Project Act of 2011, meets quarterly to advise government on Alzheimer's and dementias.
Branham leads ten members, including John Couris and James Hartsell, to advance updates to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.