Presented By: Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
Beyond Amyloid Research Symposium
Join the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center for the 7th Annual Beyond Amyloid Research Symposium on Friday, May 19 in Detroit, MI.
Friday, May 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wayne State University, Student Center Ballroom - Floor 2, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Parking Information:
Symposium attendees are responsible for locating parking and for all associated parking costs. Parking structure #5 (5501 Anthony Wayne Drive) is the closest to the event. Cost is $12, credit card only.
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, registration, poster set up
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Welcome – Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D. – Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University
9:05 – 9:15 a.m. An Update on the Michigan ADRC – Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Donna Wilcock, Ph.D. - Robert P. and Mildred A. Moores Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky
“Understanding Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) through Forward and Backward Translation”
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break and poster viewing
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Sterling Johnson, Ph.D. - Jean R. Finley Professor of Geriatrics and Dementia Department of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Division, University of Wisconsin
“Changes in Brain and Cognition During the Preclinical Phase of Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)”
11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Alexandru Iordan, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
“Neuroplasticity in Aging: Effects of Cognitive Training and Neuromodulation”
12:05 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and poster viewing (poster session begins at 12:30pm)
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation – Wassim Tarraf, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology and Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University
“ADRD Disparities and their Impact on Distal Healthcare Outcomes”
2:00 – 2:20 p.m. Kelly DuBois, Ph.D. – Michigan State University
"Bugs, Blood, and Brains: Plasma-derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and their Potential Roles in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias"
2:20 – 3:00 p.m. Coffee break and poster viewing
3:00 – 3:20 p.m. Tongtong Li, Ph.D. – Michigan State University
“Discrimination of Healthy Controls and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment based on Resting-State EEG”
3:20 – 3:40 p.m. Pilar Rivero-Rios, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
“Discovery of a Novel Endomembrane Recycling Pathway Critical for Synaptic Function”
3:40 – 4:00 p.m. Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H. – University of Michigan
"Metals Exposure, Dementia, and Longitudinal Trajectories of Cognition, Functioning, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms"
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
Friday, May 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wayne State University, Student Center Ballroom - Floor 2, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Parking Information:
Symposium attendees are responsible for locating parking and for all associated parking costs. Parking structure #5 (5501 Anthony Wayne Drive) is the closest to the event. Cost is $12, credit card only.
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, registration, poster set up
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Welcome – Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D. – Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University
9:05 – 9:15 a.m. An Update on the Michigan ADRC – Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Donna Wilcock, Ph.D. - Robert P. and Mildred A. Moores Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky
“Understanding Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) through Forward and Backward Translation”
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break and poster viewing
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Sterling Johnson, Ph.D. - Jean R. Finley Professor of Geriatrics and Dementia Department of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Division, University of Wisconsin
“Changes in Brain and Cognition During the Preclinical Phase of Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)”
11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Alexandru Iordan, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
“Neuroplasticity in Aging: Effects of Cognitive Training and Neuromodulation”
12:05 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and poster viewing (poster session begins at 12:30pm)
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation – Wassim Tarraf, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology and Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University
“ADRD Disparities and their Impact on Distal Healthcare Outcomes”
2:00 – 2:20 p.m. Kelly DuBois, Ph.D. – Michigan State University
"Bugs, Blood, and Brains: Plasma-derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and their Potential Roles in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias"
2:20 – 3:00 p.m. Coffee break and poster viewing
3:00 – 3:20 p.m. Tongtong Li, Ph.D. – Michigan State University
“Discrimination of Healthy Controls and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment based on Resting-State EEG”
3:20 – 3:40 p.m. Pilar Rivero-Rios, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
“Discovery of a Novel Endomembrane Recycling Pathway Critical for Synaptic Function”
3:40 – 4:00 p.m. Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H. – University of Michigan
"Metals Exposure, Dementia, and Longitudinal Trajectories of Cognition, Functioning, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms"
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
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