Dale Bredesen, MD is the author of the New York Times‘ bestseller, "The End of Alzheimer’s" as well as "The First Survivors of Alzheimer’s". He has held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD. Dr. Bredesen directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute in 1998 as the founding President and CEO. Dr. Bredesen has published many scientific journal articles and holds over thirty patents.