CCAD Connections Welcome to summer! As restrictions begin to lift and logistics around COVID-19 change with the success of vaccines, we are excited to proceed with this year’s conference from September 16- 18, 2021, in Charleston, SC. We are also looking ahead to 2022 which marks the tenth anniversary of the Charleston Conference on Alzheimer’s […]
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Looking back at the path that led me to start my own research group, I see the Charleston Conference on Alzheimer’s disease as certainly one of the significant early steps. The goal of my proposal, for which I was generously recognized with a New Vision Award, was to characterize peripheral regulation of synaptic plasticity in the context of aging and Alzheimer’s-associated genetic backgrounds, including APOE4.
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A Way Forward is a four-part series dedicated to sharing these challenges with the CCAD community, along with ways to help address them and contribute to their resolution.
We believe diversity in ideas leads to better medical research, and to achieve this, it is important to identify and address individual, community and institutional challenges scientists face that hold us back as a community. The Second piece is written by CCAD Alumni Georgia Hodes and edited by Jacqueline Helpern. To read her article click on the button below.
