Alzheimer Day

We look forward to hosting you at our 32nd annual Alzheimer Day on May 19, 2026 at the Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center located at 251 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL., 60611.  

The Mesulam Institute is proud to announce Ronald C. Petersen, PhD, MD, professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic and director of Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, as our Alzheimer Day keynote speaker.

Dr. Petersen will share his talk — Alzheimer's Disease 2026: Challenges and Hope — for the Mendelson Lecture.

Sandra Weintraub, PhD — professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, neurology, and psychology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and co-director of the Clinical Core and Admininstrative Core Northwestern Alzheimer's Disease Center (CNADC) — will be this year's Quality of Life Symposium presenter.

She will be sharing her talk, Understanding Symptom Evolution in Dementia: A Framework for Families and Professionals, which will be followed by a multidisciplinary panel and community conversation.

 Registration is currently at capacity. Click here to be added to our waitlist. 

For questions regarding Alzheimer Day 2026, contact Ananya Chandhok.