Mesulam Center Events
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Browse the calendar below by the categorized tabs to learn more about upcoming events associated with our center. To learn more about our annual events, explore the pages dedicated to Alzheimer Day, PPA Conference, and the Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series. If interested in our monthly support groups or Miller Family Programs, learn more here.
March 2023
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - James A. Mastrianni MD, PhD
A Review of Prion Disease with an Eye Towards Therapy Development
James A. Mastrianni MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders
Program Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Helen McLoraine Neuroscientist of the Brain Research Foundation
University of Chicago
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
April 2023
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Maria Carrillo, PhD
Update from the Alzheimer s Association
Maria Carrillo, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Alzheimer's Association
McGaw Pavilion, Kellerman Classroom (McGaw 2-322), 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Hulya Ulugut, MD
Enigmatic Right Anterior Temporal Lobe; Current Gaps and Future Directions in Clinical Assessment
Hulya Ulugut, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Dorene May Rentz, Psy.D
Updates on Detecting Early Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer s Disease
Dorene May Rentz, PsyD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women s Hospital
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
March 2023
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - James A. Mastrianni MD, PhD
A Review of Prion Disease with an Eye Towards Therapy Development
James A. Mastrianni MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders
Program Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Helen McLoraine Neuroscientist of the Brain Research Foundation
University of Chicago
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
April 2023
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Maria Carrillo, PhD
Update from the Alzheimer s Association
Maria Carrillo, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Alzheimer's Association
McGaw Pavilion, Kellerman Classroom (McGaw 2-322), 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Hulya Ulugut, MD
Enigmatic Right Anterior Temporal Lobe; Current Gaps and Future Directions in Clinical Assessment
Hulya Ulugut, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Dorene May Rentz, Psy.D
Updates on Detecting Early Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer s Disease
Dorene May Rentz, PsyD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women s Hospital
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
May 2023
29th Annual Alzheimer Day
Join the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease for our 29th Annual Alzheimer Day on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center.
Northwestern Alzheimer Day was established to showcase Alzheimer s-related dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and to bring this information to the community. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with community members and researchers over lunch and through the presentation of research posters.
Event registration opens on March 1, 2023. Learn more and submit an abstract at the link below.
Schedule At-A-Glance
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration and Vendor Fair
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Welcome, State of the Center, and Duncan Prize
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Mendelson Lecture: "New Insights in Alzheimer's Disease: Will They Give us New Treatments?"
William Jagust, MD
Professor of Neuroscience and Public Health at University of California, Berkeley
Faculty Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Quality of Life Symposium: "Community-Academic Partnerships in Brain Health and Dementia Research"
Sponsored by the Glen and Wendy Miller Family Foundation
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Lunch, Research Poster Session, and Vendor Fair
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion, Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center, 3rd Floor, 251 E. Huron, Chicago