Our innovative conference series is a partnership between CAND and the Nantz National Alzheimer鈥檚 Center at Houston Methodist. This recurring Houston-area 90-minute meeting takes place at 2 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of each month during the academic calendar.
The unique meeting format pairs clinical case teaching presentations with research seminars featuring diverse topics relevant to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related dementias, across the clinical, translational, and basic research domains. We hear from local researchers and also host selected national and international experts. The format is accessible to a broad audience of clinicians, scientists, and trainees interested in Alzheimer鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases.
The meeting agenda is distributed approximately one month in advance. To be added to our email list to receive announcements, contact Olga Rybina Willis at owillis@bcm.edu.
2022 Meetings and Videos
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic | Presentation |
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Jan. 20, 2022 |
Jeannie Chin, Ph.D. | "Role of the thalamic reticular nucleus in Alzheimer鈥檚-related sleep disruptions and disease progression" | |
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Feb. 24, 2022 |
Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Ph.D. | "Medical Decision Making and Behavioral Economics: How you Influence Your Patients" | |
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March 24, 2022 |
Sudha Seshadri, M.D. | "The Spectrum of Vascular Cognitive Impairment & Dementia and Overlap with Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease" |
2021 Meetings and Videos
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic | Presentation |
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Feb. 25, 2021 |
Valory Pavlik, Ph.D. | "U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk鈥擠esign of a Dementia Prevention Trial" | |
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March 25, 2021 |
Sarah Elsea, Ph.D. | 鈥淢etabolomics & the Promise of Precision Medicine鈥 | |
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April 22, 2021 |
Eddie Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania) | 鈥淯ntangling a case of Hereditary Dementia鈥 | |
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May 27, 2021 |
Fengdan Ye, Ph.D. Belen Pascual, Ph.D. |
鈥淏rain Metabolism Network Predicts Alzheimer鈥檚 Risk and is Associated with Dementia Gene Expression鈥 | |
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Sept. 23, 2021 |
Luis Medina, Ph.D. (University of Houston) |
"Alzheimer鈥檚 and Related Dementia Disparities in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Communities" |
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| Oct. 28, 2021 |
Stephen Wong, Ph.D. |
"Integrating Systems Biology and AI for Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug Repositioning" |
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| Nov. 18, 2021 |
Emily Largent, JD, Ph.D., RN (University of Pennsylvania) |
"Learning Your Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Risk 鈥 Reactions and Ripple Effects" |
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| Dec. 16, 2021 |
Rakez Kayed, Ph.D. (University of Texas Medical Branch) |
"Biologically Active Tau Aggregate Polymorphs in Neurodegenerative Tauopathies" |
