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🔬The IOA Strategic Plan for ADRD will promote, facilitate, and enhance the use of multidisciplinary research approaches to achieve groundbreaking discoveries that advance the field. View the full strategic plan here: bit.ly/ioastratplan
🔬 @PennMedicine Team Receives Kissick Family Foundation Funding to Investigate Neuronal Vulnerability in FTD with the goal of uncovering new therapeutic targets and strategies to slow disease progression. Read more: med.upenn.edu/aging/guoftdfu…
Can vascular changes in the brain contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk and progression? Adam Brickman, PhD of Columbia University and recent Penn Neurodegenerative Disease Grand Rounds speaker explains.
Read more here: med.upenn.edu/aging/adambric…
Researchers from @PennMedicine and @UMiamiHealth, launched the C9 ALS/FTD Prevent study — a $26M NIH-funded effort to detect #ALS and #FTD before symptoms appear. pennmedicine.org/news/penn-a…
Registration is now open for @PennMedicine's 15th Annual 5K for the IOA and the Memory Mile Walk!
🗓️Saturday, October 24 at 8am in Franklin Field
Register online: pennmedicine.org/5kioa2026
Today at #AAIC26 | July 15 - From advancing our understanding of the genetics behind AD to improving dementia care and engaging the next gen of scientists, Penn researchers are tackling AD from every angle. Explore some of today's presentations from #AAIC26 #PennatAAIC26
Today at #AAIC26 | July 14 - Showcasing the breadth of Penn's AD research—from mapping brain changes and uncovering the genetic drivers of disease to evaluating policies that affect dementia care in nursing homes, here are some of today's posters and presentations #PennatAAIC26
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Day 2 of #AAIC26 is here! Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from the Penn FTD Center present their research and findings.
Be sure to check out their posters today! #pennataaic26
Today at #AAIC26 | July 13 - Highlights from Penn researchers advancing our understanding of the genetics behind AD and related dementias. Explore today's presentations below! #PennatAAIC26
Today at #AAIC26 | July 12
Explore some of today's posters and presentations from Penn researchers at the conference, and learn more about their innovative work driving progress in the field.
Browse the photos below for highlights from today's sessions. #PennatAAIC26 (part 1)
Today at #AAIC26 | July 12
Explore some of today's posters and presentations from Penn researchers at the conference, and learn more about their innovative work driving progress in the field.
Browse the photos below for highlights from today's sessions. #PennatAAIC26 (part 2)
The Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2026 begins tomorrow with workshops and preconferences, bringing together researchers from around the world to explore the latest advances in Alzheimer's disease and dementia research.
To kick off our #PennatAAIC26 coverage, we're excited to spotlight Guray Erus, PhD, and his team as they lead a workshop introducing NiChart, an innovative cloud platform that streamlines the processing of MRI scans to identify brain changes associated with aging and AD.
By providing an end-to-end workflow for neuroimaging analysis, NiChart is helping accelerate research and discovery in the fight against dementia.
Stay tuned throughout #aaic26 as we continue covering some of Penn's contributions from the conference!
🌟IOA Member Spotlight: Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, recently received the 2026 Penn Nursing Faculty Awards: Dean’s Award for Strengthening Community. Read more about Dr. Hodgson's work here: med.upenn.edu/aging/nancyhod…
"Dr. Virginia Lee is one of the world's pioneering researchers in neurodegenerative disease, whose discoveries of key proteins transformed brain science." - @6abc
6abc.com/post/dr-virginia-le…
Registration is now open for “Aging Brains, Aging Vessels” 🧠 Join this half-day Sylvan M. Cohen Retreat on May 8, 2026 (12–4:45 PM) at the Smilow Center, University of Pennsylvania.
Learn more & register: med.upenn.edu/aging/retreat.…
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Join us for our March webinar on March 12, 2026 (12pm-1pm EST) when Dr. Amir M. Rahmani from the UCI Institute for Future Health presents "Wearables, Agentic AI and Living Labs: The Future of Health Innovation."
To register, click here:
upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Congratulations to IOA Co-Director Eddie Lee, MD, PhD, on being named Director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) at @Penn!
med.upenn.edu/aging/eddiecnd…
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Congratulations to @TNRLab (@PennPathLabMed) on his election to @the_asci! Learn more about Dr. Lee & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/4fpvejtd @PennAging
