The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is a national leader in Alzheimer’s research and clinical care backed by the state’s only academic medical center. Led by Dr. Tom Mosley, Robbie and Dudley Hughes Distinguished MIND Center Chair and Director. The Gertrude C. Ford MIND Research Center uses pioneering research, state-of-the-art brain imaging and powerful genetic technologies to discover the causes of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Jackson businessman and former U.S. Ambassador John N. Palmer shared a vision with Dr. Mosley in the creation of The MIND Center in 2010 and has played a critical role in supporting its development into a world-class center for Alzheimer’s research and clinical care here in Mississippi.