The American Brain Coalition (ABC), Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, in cooperation with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, invite you to a virtual Congressional Neuroscience Caucus Briefing, “Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Challenges and the Opportunities” on Thursday, December 10th from 10 to 11am (CT). Neurodegenerative diseases, from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s […]
On Thursday, December 10th from noon to 1pm, we will host Lee Baugh, Phd. Dr. Baugh is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the University of South Dakota’s Sanford School of Medicine. In addition to directing the University of South Dakota’s Center for Brain and Behavior Research (CBBRe), he also directs the Governor’s Center for […]
The NIH will host Eimear Kenny, PhD, Associate Professor & Director, Institute for Genomic Health at Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Thursday, December 10th from 2 to 3pm (CT) to present “ Population Genetics in an Era of Genomic Health.” Dr. Kenny is a statistical and population geneticist whose research is focused […]
You are invited to virtually attend the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center’s Seminar Series on Thursday, December 10th from 3:30-4:30pm. For the December Seminar Series event, RDAR Center is pleased to host a presentation by Kathie Starkweather, a rural sociologist and retired rural non-profit director, on implicit bias. Starkweather will be providing the seminar's […]
The Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management (CENTRIC) will host Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH, and Paula Schulz, PhD, RN, on Friday, December 11th from noon to 1pm. “Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management in Rural Adults: A Pilot Intervention Study Using Technology and RN/Community Health Worker Teams” will outline the implementation of a […]
Join the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center’s Lunch & Learn Series on “Learning About Substance Use in Nebraska: Outcomes from Wave 1 of the RHC Study,” presented by Patrick Habecker on Friday, December 11th from 12:00-1:00pm, via Zoom. For this event, they will look at the measures from the first wave of the Rural […]
The Institute on Methods and Protocols for Advancement of Clinical Trials in ADRD (IMPACT-AD) is a novel multidisciplinary Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias clinical trial training program. After the successful completion of the inaugural IMPACT-AD course, they are excited to announce that the second annual course will take place in fall of 2021. A stated […]
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, from the Boston University School of Public Health will present “The Contagion Next Time: Underlying Socioeconomic and Racial Divides and Our Risk from COVID and Future Pandemics” on Wednesday, December 16th from 1 to 2pm. Dr. Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at […]
The NIH hosts Jim Collins, PhD, Termeer Professor of Bioengineering at MIT, on Thursday, December 17th from 11am to noon. Dr. Collins will present "Harnessing Synthetic Biology and Deep Learning to Address the COVID 19 Pandemic." Dr. Collins is developing innovative ways to reprogram organisms, particularly bacteria, to perform desired tasks, such as detecting and […]
Mohamed Taha, MD, presents “The Concept of Uncertainty in Medicine: A Case of Leukoencephalopathy” on Thursday, December 17th from 11:50am to 12:50pm. Dr. Taha will describe the concept of uncertainty in medicine and neurology, review a case of Leukoencephalopathy and related uncertainty, review the characteristics of uncertainty in daily clinic practice, and explain ways to […]