Description:

Join the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease for our 29th Annual Alzheimer Day on Thursday, May 11, 2023 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.

Event registration opens on March 1, 2023. Learn more and submit an abstract at the link below. 

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: "New Insights in Alzheimer's Disease: Will They Give us New Treatments?"
William Jagust, MD
Professor of Neuroscience and Public Health at University of California, Berkeley
Faculty Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Quality of Life Symposium: "Community-Academic Partnerships in Brain Health and Dementia Research"
Sponsored by the Glen and Wendy Miller Family Foundation

1:00 - 2:30 PM
Lunch, Research Poster Session, and Vendor Fair