Alzheimer Day
Join us for the 31st Annual Alzheimer Day on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Embassy Suites - Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile (511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611).
Northwestern Alzheimer Day was established to showcase Alzheimer's related dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and to bring this information to the community.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with community members and researchers over lunch and through the presentation of research posters.
We are now accepting Abstract Submissions and Sponsorship Applications! Attendee registration opens on Monday, March 3.
Event Sponsorship
By supporting Alzheimer Day at any of our sponsorship levels, you will have the opportunity to reach individuals living with dementia, care partners, family members, and health care professionals within the Chicagoland area and across the United States.
If interested, completed sponsorship applications, high-resolution logo files, and payment are due by March 15, 2025.
Questions? Email Ingrid Fowler-Wrather at ingrid.fowler@northwestern.edu.
Call for Abstracts
We are now accepting abstracts for our 31st annual Alzheimer Day Poster Session on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Embassy Suites - Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile. Anyone with ties to the Northwestern community is invited to submit an abstract (including Northwestern faculty, staff, trainees, students, and community partners). The focus of this poster session is to highlight research and projects relevant to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, other dementias or related neurosciences.
Abstract submissions are due by Friday, March 14, 2025. Early submissions are encouraged.
Questions? Email Bobby Bobbitt at robert.bobbitt@northwestern.edu.
2025 Tentative Schedule
10:30 - 11:30 AM
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Registration and Vendor Fair
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11:30 - 12:00 PM |
Welcome and Center Update |
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Robert Vassar, PhD Presentation of Marie and Carl Duncan Prize in Memory ResearchJohn Disterhoft, PhD Mendelson Lecture: “Accelerating Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease”
Allan Levey, MD, PhD |
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1:00 - 2:15 PM
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Lunch, Research Poster Session, and Vendor Fair
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2:30 - 4:00 PM |
Quality of Life Symposium: "The People in Your Neighborhood: Dementia Friendly Chicago Communities" |
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Symposium sponsored by the Glen and Wendy Miller Family Foundation. |
2025 Mendelson Lecture
Allan Levey, MD, PhD
Director, Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Emory University