The Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) is the world's leading forum on dementia research. Every year, over 5,000 researchers gather at ICAD to engage in a multidisciplinary, international exchange of ideas.
When: July 11-16, 2009
Where: Vienna, Austria at the Reed Exhibition, Messe Wien Congress Center
Conference Web site: ICAD
Contact: Call +1.312.335.5790 or e-mail icad@alz.org
ICAD presentations cover the entire spectrum of dementia research, including the following topics:
- Epidemiology and risk factors
- Genetics and genetic testing
- Diagnosis, neuroimaging and biomarkers of Alzheimer's and related disorders
- Histopathology of amyloid, tau, inflammation and other disease mechanisms
- Cellular and animal models
- Current interventions and approaches to future therapies
- Human and animal prion diseases
- Evidence-based patient management and social-behavioral research
