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The Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter offers research events that provide up-to-date information on what is currently known about Alzheimer's disease and other dementia and offer insight into where future research may be headed nationally and in Michigan. Researchers hail from Wayne State University in Detroit, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan State University in East Lansing, the surrounding Lansing area and Grand Rapids, and other esteemed institutions through the state.
2026 Research Events
The following research events are brought to you by the Alzheimer's Association in partnership with the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center:Tuesday, Feb. 10 | 5-6:15 p.m. | Zoom | Register
Dr. Hank Paulson
Tuesday, Feb. 24 | 12-1:15 p.m. | Zoom | Register
Dr. Judy Heidebrink
Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Spanish-language | Zoom | Registration link coming soon.\El enlace de registro estará disponible próximamente.
Stay tuned for other research events coming to following locations in 2026!
Kalamazoo
Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids
Traverse City
Alpena
Detroit
Midland
Flint
Featured researchers
Dr. Hank Paulson
Paulson is the Lucile Groff Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan, where he also serves as Director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Dr. Paulson received his MD and PhD degrees from Yale University, completed residency and fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania, and previously taught at the University of Iowa. His research and clinical interests concern the causes and treatment of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, with an emphasis on repeat expansion diseases and age-related dementias.
Dr. Judy HeidebrinkHeidebrink completed her Neurology residency, Geriatric Neurology fellowship, and M.S. in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan. She directs the Neurology Cognitive Disorders Clinic and is co-leader of the Clinical Core of the MADRC. She has been involved in collaborative clinical trials in dementia for more than 20 years, including phase I-III studies focusing on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia. In addition, she has led the University of Michigan’s participation in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative since the inception of this longitudinal observational study of brain imaging and other biomarkers in the progression from normal aging to dementia.
Dr. Irving VegaVega is the Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He earned his B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University, followed by postdoctoral training at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. His research focuses on understanding the molecular and biochemical processes that lead to the accumulation of pathological proteins, particularly tau, which drive neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. It also emphasizes community-engaged research to examine contextual and social factors that influence risk and resilience to neurodegenerative diseases across the lifespan.