Alzheimer's and Dementia Research Webinars

Join the Alzheimer’s Association and ISTAART for a series of webinars that share the latest advances in Alzheimer's and dementia research, as well as strategies for career development.

More information on the types of webinars offered can be found here

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Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods PIA & PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers (PEERs): What I Wish I Knew When Leading Clinical Trials

November 30, 2023 (11:00 AM CT)
Grab your coffee and virtually join us for a conversation with experts in dementia research who will offer advice for early-career researchers on how to conduct clinical trials in neurodegenerative diseases.
PIA - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers PIA - Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods
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ISTAART Guide to AAIC: Perspectives and Featured Research Sessions

November 30, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Join us for a step-by-step guide, an overview of logistics, and expert insight from Paulo Caramelli.
ISTAART Guide to AAIC
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Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease & Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIAs: Cognitive Reserve in Adults with Down Syndrome

November 28, 2023 (10:30 AM CT)
The webinar will debate how concepts within the framework of cognitive reserve and brain resilience can be applied in Down Syndrome (DS), with the overarching goal of extending the period of mild AD-symptoms and increase the overall quality of life.
PIA - Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease PIA - Reserve,Resilience and Protective Factors
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Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIA - Tiny Dots: Pathological sensitivity of diffusion MRI in monoaminergic and cholinergic nuclei and their projections.

November 27, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Using post-mortem in-situ MRI and histopathology approach, we studied the capacity of diffusion MRI markers in detecting monoaminergic and cholinergic degeneration, and their associations with nuclei pathology in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
PIA - Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems
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Diversity and Disparities PIA: Alzheimer’s disease across languages

November 17, 2023 (12:30 PM CT)
How do linguistic deficits in Alzheimer’s disease vary across languages? And what are the key challenges for developing cross-linguistically valid tests? Join us for an exciting discussion panel around these questions and more.
PIA - Diversity and Disparities
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Cognition & Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIAs: Roles of subcortical neural dysfunction in AD

November 9, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Speakers will present that substantia nigra integrity associates with poorer recognition memory for novel stimuli in early AD and that reduced LC-transentorhinal cortex connections in DTI relate to higher CSF tau burden in healthy older individuals.
PIA - Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIA - Cognition
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Biofluid Based Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes - The Diagnostic Challenges Webinar

November 8, 2023 (12:00 PM CT)
Biomarkers and behavioural features may signal dementia onset or differential diagnosis between dementia syndromes, though sensitivity and specificity are highly variable. We address such diagnostic challenges in this interactive webinar.
PIA - Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA - Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
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Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders PIA: Past, present and future of FTD Genetics

November 7, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
This webinar is intended for FTD researchers and will cover the basics of FTD genetics (from Mendelian genes to risk factors), the cohorts currently available for genetic studies as well as ongoing projects to recruit more and diverse participants.
PIA - Frontotemporal Dementia & Related Disorders
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Electrophysiology & Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIAs: Tracking subcortical activity in Alzheimer’s disease

November 6, 2023 (12:00 PM CT)
Learn how the Alzheimer’s risk variant TREM2 promotes network hyperexcitability in a thalamocortical circuit, and how aging impacts associations between locus coeruleus functional connectivity and cognitive and affective functions.
PIA - Electrophysiology PIA - Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems
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Immunity and Neurodegeneration & Neuroimaging PIAs and International Dementia Conference Series (IDCS): TSPO Imaging: What does it tell us?

November 3, 2023 (9:00 AM CT)
Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore the cellular origins and implications of PET imaging targeting the Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) in dementia.
PIA - Immunity and Neurodegeneration PIA - Neuroimaging
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Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods PIA: A framework for interpretation of RCT results

November 2, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
This webinar provides insight into how trial statisticians and epidemiologists use data to answer questions including not only: does the treatment work but also: how well, for how long, for whom and at what risk
PIA - Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods
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Alliance of Women Alzheimer's Researchers (AWARE) PIA: Neuroscience Mentoring Club

November 1, 2023 (8:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
The format will include a presentation, a short Q&A session, and breakout rooms for smaller discussions.
PIA - Alliance of Women Alzheimer's Researchers
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PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers (PEERs) South America Continental Group - LatAm Fingers Fellowship: A Proposal to Elevate Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in Latin America

November 1, 2023 (1:00 PM CT)
Learn about empowering ECRs across LatAm countries to work on lifestyle intervention and dementia risk reduction. Learn about the fellowship program, mentorship by LatAm experts, grant essentials, and leveraging data for strong proposal development.
PIA - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 19, 2023 (11:00 AM CT)
Natalia Vilor-Tejdor leads a conversation with Skylar Walters and Logan Dumitrescu and then Mabel Seto leads conversation with Owen Jiang and Hongtu Zhu.
PIA - Sex and Gender Differences in AD ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 18, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Riccardo Manca leads a conversation with Rik Ossenkoppele and then Daniella Vellone leads conversation with Krista L Lanctôt.
ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author PIA - Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 13, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Sterre de Boer leads a conversation with Jessica L. Hazelton and then Arabella Bouzigues leads conversation with Liwen Zhang and Suzee E. Lee.
PIA - Frontotemporal Dementia & Related Disorders ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 9, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Valerie Nunez leads a conversation with Emoke Anna Csernus, Anita Kamondi and Andras Attila Horvath and then Tuba Aktürk leads conversation with Andras Attila Horvath and Anita Kamondi.
ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author PIA - Electrophysiology
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 5, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Gabriel Wainstein leads a conversation with Prokopis Prokopiou and Heidi Jacobs and then Camila de Avila leads conversation Kanza Khan, Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian and Catherine Marcinkiewcz.
ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author PIA - Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems
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ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author

October 4, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
Ismael Luis Calandri leads a conversation with Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier and David T. Jones
ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author PIA - Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
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Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIA - Tiny Dots: The potential effects of phasic taVNS on the noradrenic system of the locus coeruleus

October 2, 2023 (10:30 AM CT)
Systematic testing of different stimulation parameters of phasic taVNS showed that higher stimulation parameters resulted in a higher pupil dilation. What outcome measurements do we need to study the effects of taVNS on the LC-NE in more detail?
PIA - Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems
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Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders PIA: All Members Meeting

September 28, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
Please join us at our All Members Meetings where we will review our Annual Report, share 2023-2024 goals, and let you know of ways to get involved. There will be time for Q&A.
PIA - Frontotemporal Dementia & Related Disorders
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Perioperative Cognition and Delirium PIA: All Members Meeting

September 28, 2023 (8:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
Please join us at our All Members Meetings where we will review our Annual Report, share 2023-2024 goals, and let you know of ways to get involved. There will be time for Q&A.
PIA - Perioperative Cognition and Delirium
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Subjective Cognitive Decline PIA: All Members Meeting

September 27, 2023 (9:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
Please join us at our All Members Meetings where we will review our Annual Report, share 2023-2024 goals, and let you know of ways to get involved. There will be time for Q&A.
PIA - Subjective Cognitive Decline
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Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease PIA: All Members Meeting

September 26, 2023 (10:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
Please join us at our All Members Meetings where we will review our Annual Report, share 2023-2024 goals, and let you know of ways to get involved. There will be time for Q&A.
PIA - Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
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PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers (PEERs): All Members Meeting

September 26, 2023 (9:00 AM CT)
This meeting will not be recorded.
Please join us at our All Members Meetings where we will review our Annual Report, share 2023-2024 goals, and let you know of ways to get involved. There will be time for Q&A.
PIA - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers