Congratulations to Drs. Regina Vontell and Magda Tolea who got selected for NIA- 1FL ADRC AlzSTARS (Alzheimer’s Science Training to Advance Research Success) scholarship.
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FDA approves Aduhelm (aducanumab) using the accelerated approval pathway used for drugs treating serious or life-threatening illness that provide a meaningful therapeutic advantage over existing treatments. The drug is shown to have an effect and reasonably likely to have a clinical benefit to patients, yet there remains some uncertainty about the drug’s true clinical benefit.
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12th Annual Inter-Institutional Meeting
McKnight Brain Research Foundation and Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institutes
Virtually at the University of Miami Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
April 28th, 2021 1:00PM-5:00PM ET
April 29th, 2021 1:00PM-5:00PM ET
2:20pm – 2:35pmMolecular Mechanisms for Better than Expected Cognition
Thomas C. Foster, Ph.D. (UF)
2:35pm – 2:50pm Normal Aging and the Sharing of Autobiographical Memories
Matthew Grilli, Ph.D. (UA)
2:50pm – 3:05pm Aging in Puerto Rico: Paradox or Disparity?
Michael Crowe, Ph.D. (UAB)
3:05pm – 3:20pm Modifying Pathways for the Association Between Sleep Phenotypes and Neurocognitive Decline in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Sonya Kaur, Ph.D. (UM)
3:20pm – 3:30pm Break
Session IV Recording
SESSION V RESEARCH AND TRAINING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
3:30pm – 4:30pm Moderator: Carol Barnes, Ph.D. (UA)
3:30pm – 4:00pmResearch Opportunities for Collaborative Grants and Research Training at NIA
Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D.
Chief, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience Branch
Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging
4:00pm – 4:30pm Introduction of McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholars
Richard Isaacson, M.D. (MBRF Trustee)
Madhav Thambisetty, M.D., Ph.D. (MBRF Trustee)
The 2018-20 Scholars will give 5 minute presentations. All others will be asked to introduce themselves and their projects.
2018-20 Scholars
Kimberly Albert, Ph.D., Vanderbilt (Mentor: Paul Newhouse, M.D.)
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Neurology Week July 14-18, 2021
Congratulations to Drs. Vontell and Tolea on Being Selected for the NIA- 1FL ADRC AlzSTARS Scholarship
Congratulations to Drs. Regina Vontell and Magda Tolea who got selected for NIA- 1FL ADRC AlzSTARS (Alzheimer’s Science Training to Advance Research Success) scholarship.
Join us for a fantastic talk in Spanish, given by Dr. Michelle Marrero. El rol vital de la nutrición en el cerebro
McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss DEADLINE IS JULY 15th, 2021
5 Things to Know About the Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab
The FDA approves Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease
FDA approves Aduhelm (aducanumab) using the accelerated approval pathway used for drugs treating serious or life-threatening illness that provide a meaningful therapeutic advantage over existing treatments. The drug is shown to have an effect and reasonably likely to have a clinical benefit to patients, yet there remains some uncertainty about the drug’s true clinical benefit.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fdas-decision-approve-new-treatment-alzheimers-disease
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/nia-statement-fda-approval-aducanumab-alzheimers-disease
The Spring 2021 edition of University of Miami Medicine magazine is now online. The lead story, Healthy Aging, describes Miller School of Medicine researchers’ groundbreaking findings related to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
2021 Inter-Institutional Meeting
12th Annual Inter-Institutional Meeting
McKnight Brain Research Foundation and Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institutes
Virtually at the University of Miami Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
April 28th, 2021 1:00PM-5:00PM ET
April 29th, 2021 1:00PM-5:00PM ET
POWER OF COLLABORATION AND TEAM SCIENCE
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
1:00pm – 1:30pm Welcome
Introduction to Program and Meeting Overview
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SESSION I INTER-INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS
1:30pm – 3:30pm Moderators: Ronald Lazar, Ph.D. (UAB) and Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D. (UM)
1:30pm – 2:30pm McKnight Brain Aging Registry (MBAR)
Moderator: Ronald Lazar, Ph.D.
1:30pm – 1:45pm Successful Living Among the Oldest Old
Bonnie Levin, Ph.D. (UM)
1:45pm – 2:00pm Brain Network Organization in the Oldest Old
Kristina M. Visscher, Ph.D. (UAB)
2:00pm – 2:15pm Physical Activity and Brain Health in the Oldest Old
Gene E. Alexander, Ph.D. (UA)
2:15pm – 2:30pm Discussion
2:30pm – 3:30pm MBRF Cognitive Aging and Memory Interventional Core Pilot Projects
Moderator: Bonnie Levin, Ph.D.
2:30pm – 2:45pm Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation and Cognitive Training to Enhance
Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults
John B. Williamson, Ph.D. (UF, UA)
2:45pm – 3:00pm Detecting Deceptive Information in Scamming Paradigms: A Training Intervention
Natalie Ebner, Ph.D. (UF, UM, UA)
3:00pm – 3:15pm Transcranial Near Infrared Stimulation (NIR-NIH)
Dawn Bowers, Ph.D. (UF, UA)
3:15pm – 3:30pm Announcement of new MBRF Pilot awards
Bonnie Levin, Ph.D. and Ronald Lazar, Ph.D.
3:30pm – 3:45pm Break
Session I Recording
SESSION II Cognitive Aging – Clinical and translational Interventions AND
3:45pm – 5:05pm COLLABORATIONS
Moderator: Thomas C. Foster, Ph.D. (UF)
3:45pm – 4:05pm The Precision Aging Network
Lee Ryan, Ph.D. (UA)
4:05pm – 4:25pm Exercise for Brain Health
Joyce Gomes-Osman, P.T., Ph.D. (UM)
4:25pm – 4:45pm The Multi-Site ACT Study
Adam Woods, Ph.D. (UF)
4:45pm – 5:05pm Nonpharmacological Approaches for Improving Cognitive Decline in Aging
Sara Burke, Ph.D. (UF)
5:05pm Meeting Adjourns First Day
Session II Recording
Thursday, April 29, 2021
11:30am – 12:45pm MBRF Board of Trustees ‘Lunch’ with MBI Directors
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SESSION III DRIVERS OF COGNITIVE AGING AND BIOMARKERS
1:00pm – 2:20pm Moderator: Ralph L. Sacco, M.D. (UM)
1:00pm – 1:20pm MindCrowd and Aging Research
Matthew J. Huentelman, Ph.D. (UA)
1:20pm – 1:40pm Genetics and Epigenetics of Cognitive Aging
Susan Blanton, Ph.D. (UM)
1:40pm – 2:00pm Presurgery Cognitive Status as a Predictor of Post-Operative Delirium in Older Adults
Roy Martin, Ph.D. (UAB)
2:00pm – 2:20pm Sensitive Cognitive Stress Test
David Loewenstein, Ph.D. (UM)
Session III Recording
SESSION IV DATA BLITZ
2:20pm – 3:20pm Moderator: Kristina Visscher, Ph.D. (UAB)
2:20pm – 2:35pm Molecular Mechanisms for Better than Expected Cognition
Thomas C. Foster, Ph.D. (UF)
2:35pm – 2:50pm Normal Aging and the Sharing of Autobiographical Memories
Matthew Grilli, Ph.D. (UA)
2:50pm – 3:05pm Aging in Puerto Rico: Paradox or Disparity?
Michael Crowe, Ph.D. (UAB)
3:05pm – 3:20pm Modifying Pathways for the Association Between Sleep Phenotypes and Neurocognitive Decline in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Sonya Kaur, Ph.D. (UM)
3:20pm – 3:30pm Break
Session IV Recording
SESSION V RESEARCH AND TRAINING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
3:30pm – 4:30pm Moderator: Carol Barnes, Ph.D. (UA)
3:30pm – 4:00pm Research Opportunities for Collaborative Grants and Research Training at NIA
Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D.
Chief, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience Branch
Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging
4:00pm – 4:30pm Introduction of McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholars
Richard Isaacson, M.D. (MBRF Trustee)
Madhav Thambisetty, M.D., Ph.D. (MBRF Trustee)
The 2018-20 Scholars will give 5 minute presentations. All others will be asked to introduce themselves and their projects.
2018-20 Scholars
Kimberly Albert, Ph.D., Vanderbilt (Mentor: Paul Newhouse, M.D.)
Brice McConell, M.D. Ph.D., U Colorado (Mentor: Benzi Kluger, M.D., M.S.)
2019-21 Scholars
Sedaghat Sanaz, Ph.D., Northwestern (Mentors: Farzaneh Sorond, M.D. and Denise M. Scholtens, Ph.D.)
Christian Camargo, M.D., UM (Mentor: Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D.)
2020-22 Scholars
Sarah Getz, Ph.D., UM (Mentors: Bonnie Levin, Ph.D. and Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D.)
Bryan Baxter, Ph.D., Harvard (Mentor: Dara Manoach, Ph.D.)
New 2021-23 AAN/MBRF Scholars will be announced by the MBRF Trustees
4:30pm – 5:00pm Closing Remarks & Announcement of 2022 Annual Inter-Institutional Meeting
Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., Michael L. Dockery, M.D., Carol Barnes, Ph.D.
5:00pm Meeting Adjourns
Session V Recording
NIA study identifies FDA-approved drugs that may also be helpful for dementia
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