Mesulam Center Events
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Browse the calendar below by the categorized tabs to learn more about upcoming events associated with our center. To learn more about our annual events, explore the pages dedicated to Alzheimer Day, PPA Conference, and the Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series. If interested in our monthly support groups or Miller Family Programs, learn more here.
April 2024
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Digital Cognitive Assessments in Detecting Amyloid and Tau Burden
In collaboration with the Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant
Dorene May Rentz, PsyD
Nueropsychologist; Brigham and Women s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurology; Harvard Medical School
Co-Director of the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment and Director of Neuropsychology; Massachusetts Alzheimer s Disease Research Center
Clinical Core Leader and Director of the Recruitment and Outreach Core; Harvard Aging Brain Study
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - David M. Holtzman, MD
The Role of APOE and the Immune Response in Amyloid-Induced Tauopathy and Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration
David M. Holtzman, MD
Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor
Scientific Director, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium (McGaw 2-320), 240 E. Huron, Chicago
April 2024
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant Day
Digital Cognitive Assessments in Detecting Amyloid and Tau Burden
In collaboration with the Mechanisms in Aging and Dementia (MAD) Training Grant
Dorene May Rentz, PsyD
Nueropsychologist; Brigham and Women s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurology; Harvard Medical School
Co-Director of the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment and Director of Neuropsychology; Massachusetts Alzheimer s Disease Research Center
Clinical Core Leader and Director of the Recruitment and Outreach Core; Harvard Aging Brain Study
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago
Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series - David M. Holtzman, MD
The Role of APOE and the Immune Response in Amyloid-Induced Tauopathy and Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration
David M. Holtzman, MD
Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor
Scientific Director, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium (McGaw 2-320), 240 E. Huron, Chicago
May 2024
30th Annual Alzheimer Day
Join the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease for our 30th Annual Alzheimer Day on Friday, May 3, 2024 in Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center.
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.
Abstract submissions and event registration open in February 2024. Click the link below to learn more.
Schedule At-A-Glance
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration and Vendor Fair
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Welcome, State of the Center, and Duncan Prize
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Mendelson Lecture: "The Molecular Era of Alzheimer s Disease Diagnosis and Treatment"
Gil Rabinovici, MD
Edward Fein & Pearl Landrith Distinguished Professor and Director, UCSF Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Quality of Life Symposium
Sponsored by the Glen and Wendy Miller Family Foundation
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Lunch, Research Poster Session, and Vendor Fair
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion, Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center, 3rd Floor, 251 E. Huron, Chicago