Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series
2017-2018 Seminar Schedule
All of the seminars are from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Lunch will be provided.
DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | Room |
August 3, 2017 | Panel presentation moderated by Lauren Dowden, MSW, LCSW Northwestern University | "Re-evaluating the Old and Reclaiming the New: Results from a Dyadic Storytelling Intervention" | Kellerman Classroom (2-322) |
| November 16, 2017 | Jane Wu, MD, PhD Northwestern University | "RNA Binding Proteins in Neurodegeneration" | Gray Seminar Room |
| November 30, 2017 | William Klein, PhD Northwestern University | “Prospects for Alzheimer’s and TBI Therapeutics Targeting Oligomeric Aβ” | Gray Seminar Room |
| December 7, 2017 | Zoe Arvanitakis, MD, MS Rush University | "Update on Epidemiologic Research: Focus on Potentially Modifiable Factors in Dementia in Older Persons" | McGaw 1-401 |
| January 4, 2018 | S. Jay Olshansky, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago | "In Pursuit of the Longevity Dividend" | Gray Seminar Room |
| January 18, 2018 | Ravi Allada, MD, Northwestern University Donna Jo Bridge, PhD, Northwestern University | “The Neuroprotective Role of Sleep on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression” “Noninvasive Stimulation of the Hippocampal Network in Older Adults” | Gray Seminar Room |
| February 8, 2018 | Anne Hiniker, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco | "LRRK2 turnover in Parkinson's Disease" | Gray Seminar Room |
| March 15, 2018 | Jeffrey Savas, PhD Northwestern University | "Proteomic Strategies to Advance Our Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology" | Gray Seminar Room |
| March 22, 2018 | Borna Bonakdarpour, MD - Northwestern University Jenni Rook, MT-BC, LCPC - Institute for Therapy through the Arts | "Music and the Brain: Research and Treatment" | Gray Seminar Room |
| March 29, 2018 | Roberto Fernandez-Romero, MD, MPH, PhD - University of Tennessee | "Cortical Responses as Markers of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease" | Searle Seminar Room |
| April 5, 2018 | Steven Austad, PhD University of Alabama, Birmingham | "The First 150 Year Old Human: How Soon? How Desirable?" | Canning Auditorium |
| April 12, 2018 | Patricia Boyle, PhD Rush University | "Cognitive Aging: A Delicate Balance of Neuropathology and Resilience" | Gray Seminar Room |
| April 26, 2018 | Pouya Jamshidi, MD Northwestern University | "Neurotransmitter Switching in the Adult Brain Regulates Behavior" | Gray Seminar Room |
May 10, 2018 | 24th ANNUAL ALZHEIMER DAY | ||
| May 17, 2018 | Michael Greicius, MD, MPH Stanford University | Title TBD | Kellerman Classroom (2-322) |