: ▁ ▁The ▁Sc are c row ▁Press , ▁Inc . ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁Category : Ben jamin ▁Dis ra eli <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁D ise ase ▁Cooper ative ▁Study ▁( AD CS ) ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁San ▁Diego ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁coordinates ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁of ▁candidate ▁treat ments ▁for ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁companies ▁that ▁develop ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 7 5 ▁research ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cons ort ium . ▁Leon ▁Th al ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁died ; ▁ ▁Paul ▁A isen ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁succeed ▁him . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁N I H ▁awarded ▁$ 5 2 ▁million ▁to ▁AD CS ▁to ▁fund ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁further ▁clin ical ▁tri als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Eli ▁L illy ▁committed ▁to ▁sp ending ▁$ 7 6 . 6 ▁million ▁on ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁through ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁has ▁coordin ated ▁important ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁on ▁AD ▁dru gs ▁like ▁ ▁sol ane z um ab . ▁▁▁▁ ▁A isen ▁left ▁U C