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.

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Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling

Febuary 21, 2025 (10:30 AM CT)
Storytelling sparks awareness about dementia and empathy. We highlight views of authors writing for adults and youth through the books: Finding the Right Words, by Drs. Bruce Miller & Cindy Weinstein and Pipo, Don’t Forget Me, by Dr. Luis Martinez.
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Biofluid Based Biomarkers & Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIAs: Biofluid Based Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes - The Geographic Peculiarities Webinar

February 19, 2025 (12:00 PM CT)
This webinar aims to discuss recommendations for implementation of biofluid biomarkers in diverse communities and potential for research with neuropsychiatric syndromes.
PIA - Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA - Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
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Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIA ADDRESS! Work Group: Datasets to Address Disparities in Resilience

February 18, 2025 (11:00 AM CT)

We will focus on available global datasets to explore the topics of racial/ethnic and sex/gender differences in reserve and resilience to ADRD and highlight these on how researchers can access or initiate collaborations using this data.
ReservePIA
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Immunity and Neurodegeneration PIA: APOE and Lipid Droplets

Februrary 14, 2025 (10:00 AM CT)
Experts reveal how APOE influences astrocyte lipid droplets and how microglial lipid droplet accumulation is linked to brain tauopathies.
PIA - Immunity and Neurodegeneration
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Diversity and Disparities PIA - Rural Health Disparities Work Group: Underdiagnosis of Dementia in Rural Populations

February 10, 2025 (11:00 AM CT)
Rural residents face higher dementia risk and limited healthcare access, leading to delayed diagnosis and shorter survival compared to urban residents.
PIA - Diversity and Disparities
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Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA Real World Translation Work Group: AD Blood Biomarkers: Real-World Clinician Views

December 19, 2024 (10:00 AM CT)
We will discuss the results of a recent survey by our Real World Translation Work Group that gathered real-world multi-specialty clinician perspectives on the clinical implementation of AD blood biomarkers, to formulate an upcoming position paper.
PIA - Biofluid Based Biomarkers
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Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease PIA: Vascular Dysfunction in Down Syndrome and AD

December 13, 2024 (12:30 PM CT)
We will discuss the latest evidence on the emergence of cerebrovascular disease in adults with DS, its interaction with AD and the nature of vascular lesions as measured by MRI markers of ischemic small vessel disease and pathological measures.
PIA - Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
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Diversity and Disparities PIA - Bilingualism, Languages and Literacy (BLL SIG): Speech Errors Across Languages

December 9, 2024 (10:00 AM CT)
The notion of speech errors is fundamental for language testing. Yet, what do we mean by it? And which error types are shared and different across languages?
PIA - Diversity and Disparities
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Design and Data Analytics & Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIAs: SuperAgers and Resistance to AD

December 6, 2024 (9:00 AM CT)
Speakers will present an overview of international projects, such as the SuperAging Research Initiative, developed to better characterize the SuperAgers phenotype, and identify candidate genes favorizing resistance to the clinical onset of AD.
PIA - Reserve,Resilience and Protective Factors PIA - Design and Data Analytics
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PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers - African Continent Group: Community-Based Interventions and Support Systems for Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers

Recorded on: December 5, 2024 (8:00 AM CT)
Based on experiences from a multinational collaboration to augment brain health strategies in Africa, this webinar will focus on accessible resources, care strategies & ways to build inclusive communities in LMICs.
PIA - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers