On-Demand Webinars for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Researchers

LAC-CD: Advances in Latin American Research

Recorded on Sept. 9, 2020
Updates from the Latin America and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) on phenotyping dementias and biomarkers.

Presenters:
Agustin Ibanez, Stefanie Piña Escudero, M.D., Maira Okada, Adolfo Garcia, Christian Gonzalez, Mario Parra, Andres Damian and Claudia Durán

Health Equity, ALZ and Me: Part I

Recorded on July 8, 2020
Race. Socioeconomic position. Inequalities. Disparities. Health equity. How do we define these terms and how do they impact our work in communities? Join us for the first of a three-part webinar series. This presentation for Alzheimer's Association Staff will define health equity and how disproportionate outcomes in Alzheimer's and other dementia affects our communities.

Speaker:
Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

Recorded on July 8, 2020
Yuliya Yoskobiynyk will lead a conversation with Yingyue Zhou and Marco Colonna about the paper Human and Mouse Single-Nucleus Transcriptomics Reveal TREM2-Dependent and TREM2-Independent Cellular Responses in Alzheimer's Disease, published in Nature Medicine.

James Quinn will lead a conversation with Erik Johnson and Nicholas Seyfried about the paper Large-Scale Proteomic Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Brain and Cerebrospinal Fluid Reveals Early Changes in Energy Metabolism Associated With Microglia and Astrocyte Activation, published in Nature Medicine.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Reopening Wet Labs

Recorded on July 7, 2020
Join eminent researchers and emerging leaders from around the globe, along with representatives of the Alzheimer's Association and U.S. National Institute on Aging, for a conversation about challenges and opportunities related to reopening wet labs and restarting bench science in the context of the current global pandemic.

Panelists:
Ph.D.s Maria Carrillo, Eliezer Masliah, Malú Gámez Tansey, Bruce Lamb, Donna Wilcock, Robert Rissman, Eleanor Drummond, Jennifer Yokoyama and Selina Wray

ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

Recorded on July 1, 2020
Oz Ismail will lead a conversation with Axel Montagne and Berislav V. Zlokovic about the paper APOE4 Leads to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction Predicting Cognitive Decline, published in Nature.

Lindsay Welikovitch will lead a conversation with Lay Kodama about the paper Microglial microRNAs Mediate Sex-Specific Responses to Tau Pathology, published in Nature Neuroscience.

ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

Recorded on June 24, 2020
Alexander Ehrenberg will lead a conversation with Val Lowe and Melissa Murray about the paper Tau-positron Emission Tomography Correlates With Neuropathology Findings, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia.

Karen Dorsman will lead a conversation with Miguel Arce Renterίa and Jennifer J. Manly about the paper Illiteracy, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Trajectories Among Older Adults With Low Education, published in Neurology.

COVID-19 and Guidance for Clinical Studies

Recorded on June 23, 2020
This webinar focuses on guidance on scientific/medical practices for clinical studies related to Alzheimer's and related dementias, including the challenges, opportunities and adjustments regarding research activities and their sites.

Speakers:
Ph.D.s Greg Jicha, José Luis Molinuevo and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

International Alzheimer's Symposium Spanish Webinar

Recorded on June 20, 2020
The Alzheimer's Association — in collaboration with UCSF, Global Brain Health Institute and Well Connected Español — invites you to the first International Alzheimer's Symposium for families facing this disease and public in general via Zoom and Facebook. Neurologists and Geriatric specialists will present virtually on issues about Alzheimer's disease including latest advances in research, clinical studies and how to care for the caregiver.

COVID-19 in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Research

Recorded on June 9, 2020
ISTAART members only. This webinar will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on clinical trials involving people living with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease. Moderated by Katherine Koenig, Ph.D.

Presenters:
Ph.D.s Joaquin Espinosa and Florencia Iulita

How to Use GAAIN for Your Research: Data Discovery and Interrogator

Recorded on June 8, 2020
Data discovery and interrogation from multiple studies need a platform to collect information. The Global Alzheimer's Association Interactive Network (GAAIN) team and two Alzheimer's Association fellow awardees discuss how they apply data discovery and interrogation to their work.

Presenters:
Ph.D.s Arthur Toga, Christopher Kaufmann and Duygu Tosun-Turgut

Design, Deliver and Promote Engaging Virtual Presentations: Poster and Oral at AAIC 2020

Recorded on June 4, 2020
Learn tips on designing, promoting and delivering engaging virtual presentations — both for virtual posters and oral sessions at AAIC 2020.

Design and Data Analytics (DaDA)

Recorded on June 3, 2020
ISTAART members only. The DaDA PIA will host its next hour-long webinar, within- and between-person change and variation in longitudinal designs. Reference the ISTAART Member Center, email communications and calendar invitations for call-in details. Moderated by Philippe Rast, Ph.D.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Research, Career Considerations and Future Planning

Recorded on May 12, 2020
This webinar is focused on the workforce – what are considerations and activities to support the research workforce at every career level. Moderated by Malú Tansey, Ph.D.

Panelists:
Ph.D.s Nicola Lautenschlager, Melissa Murray, Rachel Whitmer and Henrik Zetterberg

Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical and Social Behavioral Research (Intervention and Observation)

Recorded on May 5, 2020
This virtual discussion addresses the opportunities and challenges affecting how researchers, departments and collaborators are connecting during social distancing and stay at home orders, and share their Sharing plans for re-opening and re-initiating work. Moderated by Ph.D.s David Knopman and Mary Sano.

Panelists:
Ph.D.s Laura Baker, CJ Barnum, José Luis Molinuevo, Kendra Ray and Reisa Sperling