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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.
January 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Untangling a case of hereditary frontotemporal dementia
Edward B. Lee, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
February 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: FTLD-TDP Types and Variants
Eileen H Bigio, MD | Paul E Steiner Research Professor of Pathology | Neuropathology Medical Director | Northwestern ADC Neuropathology Core Leader | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
CANCELLED - Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Karen Duff, Ph.D | Deputy Director | Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer s Disease and the Aging Brain | Professor | Department of Pathology and Cell Biology | Columbia University Medical Center | Department of Psychiatry | New York State Psychiatric Institute
McGaw Pavilion, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
March 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series
Julie A. Schneider, MD, MS | Professor of Neuropathology | Neurology | Rush University
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series
Bernardino Ghetti, MD | Distinguished Professor | Indiana University School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
PPA Conference 2020: Communication & Connection
The full-day conference will feature a morning educational Question and Answer session by clinicians, afternoon breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with other families with a primary progressive aphasia (PPA) diagnosis and professionals. The afternoon breakout sessions will be a mix of support groups, educational topics (for example: communication strategies, early or late stage care, changes in behavior), and activity groups for diagnosed persons further along the PPA progression spectrum. Professionals will attend a series of afternoon lectures centered around the topic of Person-Centered Care for PPA. Lunch is provided.
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
April 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Advances in Detecting Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Dorene M. Rentz, PsyD | Professor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
May 2020
26th Annual Alzheimer Day
Alzheimer Day features a lecture by an outstanding investigator in the field of neurocognitive studies, followed by poster presentations by Northwestern clinicians and scientists. Scientists and interested members of the community have the opportunity to exchange scientific information and research. An afternoon session including a panel presentation invites audience participation for questions about new treatments and state-of-the-art care.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion, Third-Floor Conference Center, 251 E. Huron, Chicago
January 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Untangling a case of hereditary frontotemporal dementia
Edward B. Lee, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
February 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: FTLD-TDP Types and Variants
Eileen H Bigio, MD | Paul E Steiner Research Professor of Pathology | Neuropathology Medical Director | Northwestern ADC Neuropathology Core Leader | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
CANCELLED - Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Karen Duff, Ph.D | Deputy Director | Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer s Disease and the Aging Brain | Professor | Department of Pathology and Cell Biology | Columbia University Medical Center | Department of Psychiatry | New York State Psychiatric Institute
McGaw Pavilion, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
March 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series
Julie A. Schneider, MD, MS | Professor of Neuropathology | Neurology | Rush University
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series
Bernardino Ghetti, MD | Distinguished Professor | Indiana University School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
PPA Conference 2020: Communication & Connection
The full-day conference will feature a morning educational Question and Answer session by clinicians, afternoon breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with other families with a primary progressive aphasia (PPA) diagnosis and professionals. The afternoon breakout sessions will be a mix of support groups, educational topics (for example: communication strategies, early or late stage care, changes in behavior), and activity groups for diagnosed persons further along the PPA progression spectrum. Professionals will attend a series of afternoon lectures centered around the topic of Person-Centered Care for PPA. Lunch is provided.
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
April 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: Advances in Detecting Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Dorene M. Rentz, PsyD | Professor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago
May 2020
26th Annual Alzheimer Day
Alzheimer Day features a lecture by an outstanding investigator in the field of neurocognitive studies, followed by poster presentations by Northwestern clinicians and scientists. Scientists and interested members of the community have the opportunity to exchange scientific information and research. An afternoon session including a panel presentation invites audience participation for questions about new treatments and state-of-the-art care.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion, Third-Floor Conference Center, 251 E. Huron, Chicago