Giulio Taglialatela

Giulio Taglialatela, PhD, is Vice President of Brain Health at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Director of the Moody Brain Health Institute. He holds the Lawrence J. Del Papa Distinguished Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and is a tenured professor in the Department of Neurology. He leads UTMB’s integrated brain health research mission, connecting basic science, translational innovation, and clinical impact. Dr. Taglialatela earned his MS and PhD from the University of Rome La Sapienza and completed postdoctoral training at UTMB. His leadership includes serving as Vice Chair for Research in Neurology and Director of the Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. He became founding Director of UTMB’s Brain Health Institute in 2022 and Vice President of Brain Health in 2024. Continuously NIH-funded for more than three decades, his research examines Alzheimer’s disease, related neurodegenerative disorders, and cognitive resilience, with an emphasis on dis