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Webinars for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Researchers

Join the Alzheimer’s Association for a series of webinars that discuss how dementia and Alzheimer's research can move science forward despite the barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic. These webinars share the latest advances in neuroscience, as well as strategies for career development and researcher education.

 

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Introduction to ISTAART

Recorded on July 19, 2021
Join us for an overview of International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) benefits and professional interest areas, and tips on how to make the most of your ISTAART membership.

Speakers:
Donna M. Wilcock, Narlon Silva, Ines Moreno and Courtney Kloske

 

Neuroimaging and Neuromodulatory Subcortial Systems PIAs: Neuroanatomy for Neuroimagers: Focus on Early AD Regions

Recorded on July 15, 2021
This webinar will focus on neuroanatomy of brain regions important early in the course of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, we will focus on neuromodulatory subcortical systems, including the locus coeruleus, and the medial temporal lobe. The webinar is specifically focused on neuroimagers who want to learn more about neuroanatomy and will have speakers from different disciplines, including neuroanatomy, neuropathology and neuroimaging.

 

Diversity and Disparities PIA: Examining the Roles of Acculturation and Low Education in Cognitive Functioning Among Older Adults in the United States and Brazil

Recorded on July 13, 2021
Cognitive functioning remains the prevailing outcome in aging and ADRD scientific inquiry. Yet, data are limited in how novel constructs like acculturation and low education impact cognitive functioning in diverse populations (e.g., ethnoracial, geographical). The webinar will characterize "acculturation in context" (dynamic exchange between new and host members of society) and its relationship with cognitive and brain aging in older Latinos residing in the United States as well as present findings from a population-based study of older adults in Brazil (75+ years) with very low education but with high cognitive performance, reinforcing sociobiological substrates.

Speakers:
Melissa Lamar and Paulo Caramelli

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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

Aug. 10, 2021
9 a.m. CT

Courtney Kloske will lead a conversation with Jason Ulrich about the paper, Selective Removal of Astrocytic APOE4 Strongly Protects Against Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration and Decreases Synaptic Phagocytosis by Microglia, published in Neuron.

Mica Clarke will lead a conversation with James Rowe and Thomas Cope about the paper, Neuroinflammation and Protein Aggregation Co-Localize Across the Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum, published in Brain.

CTAM PIA: Perspectives on Adaptive Trials and Future Trial Designs

Aug. 11, 2021
8 a.m CT

Robust and reliable decision-making is critically important at any stage of development of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Longer duration of follow-up before observing any efficacy and resultant higher likelihood of missing data, and large intra- and inter-individual heterogeneity in symptomatic expressions pose significant challenges for interim decision-making in particular. In this workshop, we discuss some of the mistakes in futility analyses in AD trials, including those targeting pre-symptomatic participants, and provide practical considerations on how to improve the interim decision making process. After two lectures, a panel of statisticians and clinicians from industry, regulatory and academia will provide their perspectives on future directions for interim analyses.

Speakers:
Scott Emerson, Jian Zhu, Paul Aisen, Shobha Dhadda, Maria Tome, Dominic Trépel and Hiroko Dodge

Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIA and The Eye as a Biomarker for AD PIA: Neuromodulatory Correlates of Pupil Dilation

Aug. 17, 2021
10 a.m. CT

Subcortical neuromodulatory nuclei are the first brain regions that accumulate Alzheimer’s-related tau pathology. While the small size and location of these nuclei has long hampered in-vivo imaging, recent findings link luminance-independent changes in pupil dilation to neuromodulatory activity. We discuss evidence for a noradrenergic, cholinergic and serotonergic role in the modulation of pupil dilation across animals and humans.

Panelists:
Siddhartha Joshi, Fanny Cazettes and Jan Willem de Gee

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Questions? Suggestions?

Join us for these virtual discussions and contribute your ideas, challenges and solutions. Questions from a session or suggestions for an upcoming webinar topic? Email grantsapp@alz.org.

Career-Building Resources

  1. GAAIN: Discover and share clinical, genetic, imaging and other data in this first-of-its-kind database while collaborating with fellow Alzheimer's researchers.
  2. WW-ADNI: Collaborate and share knowledge among global brain imaging researchers.
  3. ISTAART Career Center: Browse job postings and apply for positions in the field.
  4. Alzheimer’s Association Science Hub app: Get the latest news about AD research and resources, including grants, journals and other important information.
  5. Wiley Promotional Toolkit: Increase your published article’s visibility with Wiley’s promotional best practices.

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Join the world's leading dementia researchers to share breaking discoveries for prevention, treatment and improvements in diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease.

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