The National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site

NIAGADS is a collaborative agreement between the National Institute on Aging and the University of Pennsylvania that stores and distributes genetics and genomics data from studies on Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and aging to qualified researchers globally.

Qualified Access

The NIAGADS Data Sharing Service (DSS) is home to genetics and genomics data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing project and many other datasets that require qualified access for distribution.
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Open Access

In addition to qualified access data housed in the DSS, NIAGADS freely offers any ADRD data we can through our publicly available files portal and annotation resources.
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Latest News

  • October 14, 2026

    Attending ASHG 2026? See Us in Action!

    Are you attending ASHG 2026, October 20–24, in Montréal, Canada? The NIAGADS team will be there presenting our latest work and connecting with the genomics community.Check out where you can find our team throughout the conference below:...
  • September 25, 2026

    NIAGADS Recognized as a 2026 AWS Higher Education Champion

    NIAGADS is honored to be recognized as a an 2026 AWS Higher Education Champion for The University of Pennsylvania! Since its establishment in 2012, NIAGADS has served the research community by making genetics and genomics data for...
  • May 22, 2026

    Important Update: NIAGADS DSS Login Changes

    As part of NIH’s strengthened identity proofing requirements for accessing controlled-access data repositories (CADRs), we are introducing an important update to the login experience. This change is designed to enhance account security and ensure compliance with federal...
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Join us at the 15th #ISFTD International Conference in Philadelphia next week to learn how datasets from NIAGADS can help advance your FTD research!
Look for us at Booth 4TT on Oct 8-10 (Thur-Sat). Our first session will be Thursday 12-7. Hope to see you there!