Michael Weiner, MD​

Dr. Michael Weiner is a world-renowned physician-scientist and Strategic Advisor to Ultimate Medicine, bringing over 40 years of leadership in Alzheimer’s disease research, neuroimaging, and biomarker development. As Principal Investigator of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), the world’s largest observational study of Alzheimer’s disease, he has driven breakthroughs that defined the global standards for biomarker-based diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation.

At Ultimate Medicine, Dr. Weiner advises on biomarker discovery and clinical validation strategies, applying his experience translating imaging and molecular data into actionable clinical tools. He also founded the UCSF Brain Health Registry, a 100,000-participant digital platform transforming cognitive health research and clinical trial recruitment.

Dr. Weiner is Professor Emeritus at UCSF, where he has published more than 1,000 peer-reviewed papers and mentored generations of leaders in neuroscience. His pioneering work integrating imaging, data science, and translational medicine continues to accelerate progress toward early detection and treatment of neurodegenerative disease.