Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session, our symposium will highlight how community partnerships, health equity, genomics, and biomarker research can translate scientific discoveries into real-world solutions.
Day 1
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
7:45 – 8:30 AM | Check-In and Breakfast | |
8:30 – 8:40 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
8:40-9:10 AM | Shared Vision and Trust: Advancing Equity in Alzheimer Disease Research | |
9:20 – 9:50 AM | Advancing Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Ethical Stewardship of Biomedical Research to Support Indigenous Health and Self-Determination | |
10:00 – 10:30 AM | Break |
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10:30 – 10:40 AM | Welcome Remarks | |
10:40 – 11:10 AM | Democratizing Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Using a Remote Method of Collecting Blood Biomarkers | |
11:10 AM – 12:10 PM | Panel Discussion #1: Building Academia-Community Partnerships | Panelists: Joseph Yracheta, MS; David Wilson, PhD; Kristin Jacklin, PhD; Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD Moderators: Carey Gleason, PhD, MS and Will Mantyh, MD |
12:10 – 1:30PM | Lunch & Poster Session | |
1:30 – 2:00 PM | APOE in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights from Rare Human Variants | |
2:10 – 2:40 PM | Illuminating Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Architecture: Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project and Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease | |
2:40 – 3:00 PM | Break | |
3:00 – 4:00 PM | Panel Discussion #2: From Partnership to Precision: Community-Driven Pathways to Discovery, Clinical Translation, and Real-World Impact | Panelists: Joy Balls-Berry, PhD; Lindsay Clark, MS, PhD; Joel Steele, PhD, MA; Tiffany Hensley-McBain, PhD Moderators: Joseph Gaugler, PhD, MS and Savana Naini, PsyD, LP |
Day 2
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
7:45 – 8:30 AM | Check-In and Breakfast | |
8:30 – 8:40 AM | Welcome | |
8:40 – 9:10 AM | Remote Assessment Strategies in Screening and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | |
9:20 – 9:50 AM | Accessible Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Across Communities | |
10:00 – 10:30 AM | Break | |
10:30 – 11:00 AM | From Old Skin to Old Brain: Direct Conversion to Explore the Interface between Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease | |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel Discussion #3 Connecting Communities and Science: Translating Discovery Science from Communities into Therapeutic Targets and Interventions | Panelists: Thomas Karikari, PhD; Jerome Mertens, PhD; Li-San Wang, PhD; Michael Greicius, MD, PhD Moderators: Brendan Lucey, MD, MSCI and Shauna Yuan, MD |
12:00 – 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks | |
12:15 – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Poster Session |