Tara Carlisle, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Tara.Carlisle@cuanschutz.edu
Education
Fellowship, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Biography
Tara Carlisle was born and raised in Grand Junction, CO. As a pre-medical student at the University of Colorado-Boulder, she worked with the late researcher and educator William B. Wood, PhD, in his C. elegans developmental biology lab. She joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) and completed a PhD in the Neuroscience program, where she studied activity-dependent processes in the developing spinal cord of Danio rerio (zebrafish) with Angeles B. Ribera, PhD. Dr. Carlisle completed an Internal Medicine internship with CU Anschutz, Neurology Residency with Partners (Massachusetts General/Brigham & Women’s/Harvard) Neurology in Boston, MA, and Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship at CU Anschutz.
Dr. Carlisle has a particular interest in cognitive reserve and cognitive resiliency. Her research explores personalized risk assessment, lifestyle recommendations, and potential disease-altering approaches for those most likely to benefit. This includes understanding modifiable and/or treatable risk factors that may contribute to cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease and the profound sex differences in Alzheimer's disease with women having disproportionate risk. She also developed the Advanced Therapy in Neurodegenerative Disorders (ATND) Clinic and has an interest in the real-world response to anti-amyloid therapies including in atypical presentations of Alzheimer's disease.
Outside of work, Dr. Carlisle enjoys crafting (i.e., visual art, furniture refinishing/refurbishment, making jewelry), outdoor activities (i.e., camping, hiking, skiing), playing board games, trying new foods, and spending time with her family.Recent Publications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/tara.carlisle.1/bibliography/public/