Michigan ADRC Beyond Amyloid Research Symposium

Event Details:

Friday, May 19, 2023

Symposium: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Event Location:

Wayne State University

Student Center Ballroom - Floor 2

5221 Gullen Mall

Detroit, MI 48202

Parking Information:

Symposium attendees are responsible for locating parking and for all associated parking costs. Parking structure #5 (5501 Anthony Wayne Drive) is the closest to the event. Cost is $12, credit card only.

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, registration, poster set up

9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Welcome – Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D. – Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University

9:05 – 9:15 a.m. An Update on the Michigan ADRC – Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. – Director, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center

9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Donna Wilcock, Ph.D. - Robert P. and Mildred A. Moores Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky

“Understanding Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) through Forward and Backward Translation”

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break and poster viewing

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Sterling Johnson, Ph.D. - Jean R. Finley Professor of Geriatrics and Dementia Department of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Division, University of Wisconsin

“Changes in Brain and Cognition During the Preclinical Phase of Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)”

11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Alexandru Iordan, Ph.D. – University of Michigan

“Neuroplasticity in Aging: Effects of Cognitive Training and Neuromodulation”

12:05 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and poster viewing (poster session begins at 12:30pm)

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation – Wassim Tarraf, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology and Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University

“ADRD Disparities and their Impact on Distal Healthcare Outcomes”

2:00 – 2:20 p.m. Kelly DuBois, Ph.D. – Michigan State University

"Bugs, Blood, and Brains: Plasma-derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and their Potential Roles in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias"

2:20 – 3:00 p.m. Coffee break and poster viewing 

3:00 – 3:20 p.m. Tongtong Li, Ph.D. – Michigan State University

“Discrimination of Healthy Controls and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment based on Resting-State EEG”

3:20 – 3:40 p.m. Pilar Rivero-Rios, Ph.D. – University of Michigan

“Discovery of a Novel Endomembrane Recycling Pathway Critical for Synaptic Function”

3:40 – 4:00 p.m. Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H. – University of Michigan

"Metals Exposure, Dementia, and Longitudinal Trajectories of Cognition, Functioning, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms"

4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster Awards