Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
The next Demystifying Medicine will comprise complementary lectures on the most common non-Alzheimer's dementias, with speakers Sonja Scholz, M.D., Ph.D., and Rebecca Gottesman, M.D., Ph.D., both principal investigators at NINDS.
The lectures will take place on March 12 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET in the first-floor conference room of Building 50. Please join us early for pre-lecture refreshments and chitchat.
If, by some great misfortune or inconvenience, you are unable to enjoy the warm, spring weather and blooming flowers and trees and attend in person, the lectures will be available via NIH VideoCast at https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54045. This is a public talk; please forward to your colleagues beyond the NIH.
Although dementia due to Alzheimer disease has received a lot of attention in recent years, much less is known about other causes of dementia. Drs. Scholz and Gottesman will review the most common types of neurological diseases that are summarized under the umbrella term of non-Alzheimer's dementias, which include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, as well as the frequent finding of mixed dementias.
The lecture will delve into recent genomic advances that have accelerated insights into these understudied dementia syndromes and will also include a discussion of targets for modifying dementia risk. The session will conclude with highlighting ongoing research efforts and exploring possible translational applications.
Dr. Scholz is a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in the NINDS Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit. Her research probes molecular genetic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases such as Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy. Dr. Gottesman is chief of the NINDS Stroke Branch. Her research focus is on vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia, and cerebral small vessel disease.
Add this March 12 lecture to your calendar via this nifty link, https://videocast.nih.gov/ical.ics?live=54045.
Continued Medical Education (CME) credit is available for these lectures. A unique CME code will be provided at the start of each session and, if we got our act together, at the end.
NIH trainees, please take note: Demystifying Medicine introduces you to the "big picture" of biomedical and behavioral research on current topics of pressing public health concern, such as obesity, dementia, addiction, artificial intelligence, and climate change. When possible, a live patient will join the course discussion to describe their healthcare experience. Don't miss this unique NIH experience.
Demystifying Medicine sessions are Tuesdays from January into May and (usually) include two ~35-minute complementary lectures — often one clinical, the other basic science — presented by NIH staff and invitees. The organizers are Dr. Win Arias (CC) and Dr. Dan Kastner (NHGRI).
Sign language interpreting services are available upon request. Individuals who need interpreting services or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact the WALS Office, WALSoffice@od.nih.gov, 301-594-6747.
Demystifying Medicine is sponsored by the NIH Office of Intramural Research with support from the NIH Clinical Center and the FAES. Please see the full schedule at https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov.
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And as always, be prepared to be dazzled and demystified.
— DM Team