The University of Pittsburgh ADRC is one of the nation’s leading research centers specializing in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
🚨NEW: In our @NIHAging funded study;
🧠 🫀 Mid-life #ASCVD risk predicts late-life neurodegeneration & WMH— 🔑 to a “vulnerable brain”
❌ No link to Aβ/tau
💡 ASCVD score may empower 🧑🏾⚕️👨🏼⚕️& guide #HeartBrain health discussion!
🔗 👉🏽: bit.ly/4hlIFwC#HeartBrainAxis
A big congratulations to @PittADRC's @AnnCohenWilson2 for winning the Christopher Clark Award at @HAIconference for contributions to PET imaging. Here she is surrounded by other HAI award winning researchers, Gemma Salvadó & Reisa Sperling.
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Register for this webinar held by our community partners Dementia Friendly PA @JHForg to better understand concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Feb 5, 2025 on zoom, 11-12:30 Eastern time.
Register here: tinyurl.com/34tn6m5h
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 5th Annual @PittADRC OSCAR Symposium on Thursday! 🌟 It was inspiring to see so many great posters generating fantastic dialogue, and to hear @AnnCohenWilson2 share her journey in ADRD research.
4️⃣ Congratulations to Lili Lu, PhD, postdoc at @AgingPitt, for her poster: The Alzheimer's Disease-Associated TREM2 R47H Exacerbates Ferroptosis Through GPX4. 🌟 Incredible research leading to an OSCAR Symposium Outstanding Poster award!
3️⃣ Applause for Afshin Bahramy, PhD (@AKaaziwa), human genetics PhD student @PittPubHealth, for his poster: Integrating Computational Pathology & ML to Generate Hippocampal Sclerosis Phenotypes for GWAS. 🚀 Phenomenal work earning an Outstanding Poster award!
2️⃣ Shoutout to Hannah Dewhurst, BS, @PittADRC staff, for her Outstanding Poster, “Case Review: Posterior Cortical Atrophy.” 👏 Congratulations for your Outstanding Poster award!
1️⃣ Huge congratulations to Annetta Yuwono, @PittTweet Neuroscience & Psychology student, Outstanding Poster awardee for, “The role of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) on tau phosphorylation and aggregation in AD,” presented at the @PittADRC OSCAR Symposium! 🏆
Congratulations! Assistant Professor Quinton Cotton was selected to represent the Pitt Alzheimer's Disease Research Center @PittADRC at the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) @NACCData Fall ADRC Mtg where he received the Rising Star Award. ow.ly/tCYz50TUEnK
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AAIC Neuroscience Next Pittsburgh Hub will kick off with @LiddelowSA showcasing his groundbreaking research on astrocytes. Plus, we'll spotlight 4 early-career researchers—one could be you! Submit your abstract now. Registration is free! shorturl.at/JRcxO
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✨Congratulations to the 2024 Fall REC Rising Star Awardees! ✨ Awardees were chosen based on voting at the REC Poster Session at the #ADRCMeeting today.
Congrats to @QuintonCotton and Meagan Lauber!
Congratulations to @PittADRC's own @QuintonCotton for winning one of the two REC Rising Star Awards for his poster "Qualitative Analysis of Dementia Caregivers' Experiences with Lucidity"
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ALT Flyer for Walter Allen Memorial Community Lecture. "It's Time to Fall in Love Again." It is that time of year to begin preparing our soil and strengthening our roots for the next season of harvest. A season that includes brain health and well-being. We will explore ways to engage in self-care and increase agency while interacting with a health care system. Featured speaker: Lilcelia Williams, PhD. Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Thursday, October 10, 2024. 1-2:30pm. Hill Community Engagement Center. 1908 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15219.
The @PittADRC was proud to spend #WorldAlzheimersDay with #CNathanielBrown to share his documentary, Remember Me, about dementia in Black and African American Communities. The Q & A session was really engaging!
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We are excited to announce that Pittsburgh will be a hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2025! Stay tuned for program details—coming soon. We can't wait to welcome you in person (or virtually) to our hub. @LabPascoal
Save the Date! Abstract submissions and registration will open September 30, 2024.
If you are unable to attend a hub in person, #AAICNeuro program will be partially broadcast live in our virtual platform. You can also present your accepted abstract virtually. 2/5
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Fantastic experience in the #Walkingthetalkfordementia impeccably organized by Fernando Aguzzoli. This was a unique opportunity to discuss multiple aspects of dementia care from the perspective of several different stakeholders from 25 countries.