Registration opens for the Tau 2024 Global Conference
Registration is now open for the Tau 2024 Global Conference, March 25–26, in Washington, DC, hosted in partnership by the Alzheimer's Association, CurePSP, and Rainwater Charitable Foundation. At Tau 2024, leading tau experts will convene to collaborate and discuss key issues impacting the tau research community. This in‐person and online conference provides a forum for members of academia, industry, philanthropy, and government to discuss tau‐based biology, biomarkers, therapeutics, and phenotypes; attract talent and funding to the study of tauopathies, particularly among early career researchers; and increase interdisciplinary alignment and collaboration around challenges in tau research.
The curation of the scientific program was led by the Scientific Program Committee chaired by Bess Frost, PhD, of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio, and James Rowe, PhD, of the Cambridge Centre for Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders at Cambridge University. The Day 1 agenda includes morning sessions on global perspectives on tauopathies and brain microenvironments. In the early afternoon, in‐person attendees will hear “lightning” presentations and have an opportunity to learn about research funding from a variety of organizations as well as network with individuals from these organizations. The afternoon scientific session will focus on molecular mechanisms of therapeutic approaches, followed by poster sessions and the awarding of the Rainwater Prize for Brain Research, which recognizes individuals for their innovative scientific discoveries in neurodegenerative diseases. An evening reception will close out Day 1.
Day 2 will begin with a networking breakfast at which attendees will have the opportunity to meet editors from Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, and other journals in the neuroscience space. The day's events will include a morning scientific session on challenges and opportunities in clinical trial design and enrollment, lightning and poster presentations, afternoon sessions on the discovery and development of biomarkers and on tauopathy‐directed therapeutics, and a panel discussion on global perspectives on tauopathies. The conference will close with the announcement of award winners for best poster presentation and best lightning presentation.
For additional information about Tau 2024 and to register, visit alz.org/tau.
The 4th Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium to explore disparities in dementia risk, early detection, and care
The Alzheimer's Association is pleased to announce the 4th Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium, April 4–5, in San Diego, California. The symposium is an opportunity for researchers to learn about the latest research, network, and become a part of the community of clinicians, care professionals, and scientists working to advance dementia science and care in Hispanic and Latino/a/e/x populations. Among the topics to be covered are culture, bilingualism, and cognition; novel approaches to improve caregiving and caregiving support; ongoing clinical trials for Latino/a/e/x individuals; recruitment of Latino/a/e/x participants to research and clinical trials; biomarkers in Latino/a/e/x populations; and access to new therapies.
The online and in‐person meeting will include a welcome by meeting co‐chairs Maria Corrada, ScD, of the University of California, Irvine, where she is professor of neurology at the School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the Program in Public Health, and Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is director of the Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab and Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program.
Day 1 will include morning scientific sessions on culture, bilingualism, and cognition and on novel approaches to improve caregiving and caregiving support. They will be followed by a session on fund‐raising opportunities and an afternoon session on access to clinical trials for Latino/a/e/x individuals. Posters and “lightning” presentations will follow. A reception will close Day 1. After a networking breakfast on Day 2, attendees will hear morning sessions on recruitment of Latino/a/e/x participants to research and clinical trials and on biomarkers in Latino/a/e/x populations, followed by poster presentations. They will also have opportunities to learn about resources and organizations helpful to individuals working to advance dementia science and care in Latino/a/e/x populations and address disparities in dementia risk, early detection, and care.
To learn more about the symposium or register, visit alz.org/latinos-alzheimers-symposium.
Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC®) Neuroscience Next abstract submissions and award nominations open in February
Students and early career investigators are invited to submit abstracts to AAIC Neuroscience Next in February, during which nominations will be accepted for the Alzheimer's Association Excellence in Neuroscience Mentoring Award and AAIC Neuroscience Next “One to Watch” Award.
The mentoring award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the mentoring of dementia scientists, through research mentorship (where the mentor shares technical knowledge and skills), career mentorship (where a mentor shares insights on career navigation and provides advancement opportunities), or personal mentorship (where a mentor guides their mentees to build confidence, persist through obstacles, and achieve personal goals). The nomination of early career investigators and individuals who have led mentorship initiatives for underrepresented groups in dementia science is particularly encouraged.
The “One to Watch” Award recognizes the next generation of leaders in neuroscience: the students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career investigators who are trailblazers in scientific thinking, collaboration, communication, and/or outreach. The nomination of individuals who are facilitating diverse perspectives in dementia science is particularly encouraged.
Awards will be presented during the AAIC Neuroscience Next conference, April 22–25. AAIC Neuroscience Next is a global, no‐cost, virtual conference that uses an innovative “hybrid hub” model to share the work of international experts while also advancing insights from students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career research professionals in cognitive, computational, behavioral, and other areas of neuroscience research.
For additional information, email AAICnn@alz.org.