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Join the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease for our 31st Annual Alzheimer Day on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Embassy Suites - Chicago Downtown River North. 

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 are due on Friday, March 14. Attendee registration opens on Monday, March 3. Click the link below to learn more. 

Schedule At-A-Glance

10:30 - 11:30 AM
Registration and Vendor Fair

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Welcome, State of the Center, and Duncan Prize

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Mendelson Lecture: “Accelerating Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease”
Allan Levey, MD, PhD,
Director, Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Emory University

1:00 - 2:15 PM
Lunch, Research Poster Session, and Vendor Fair

2:30 - 4:00 PM
Quality of Life Symposium: "The People in Your Neighborhood:  Dementia Friendly Chicago Communities"
Sponsored by the Glen and Wendy Miller Family Foundation