National Event

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center of Northwestern University are proud to sponsor a family caregiver & professional education and support conference for individuals affected by FTD and PPA. The conference will include an update on the latest research and breakout sessions.

A conference agenda is attached.

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and Emory University are proud to sponsor a day of education, support and networking for persons diagnosed with FTD and caregivers. The conference will include an update on the latest research and breakout sessions from 11:30am - 6pm, with a reception from 6pm - 8pm.

A conference agenda is attached.

This conference is designed to provide knowledge and relevant resources on the latest advances in drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases and is targeted toward academic/industry scientists, business develop[ment/licensing professionals, and young investigators/students. The program will focus on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis.

More information regarding the conference's program may be found at www.worldeventsforum.com/addf/drugdiscovery/html/program.html

Join international investigators at this annual symposium for an update on how ApoE and ApoE receptors affect the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

More information is attached.

http://apoereceptors.anat.uic.edu/index.html

Topics to be covered in this workshop for students will include:

--Hippocampal formation

--Human neuroimaging techniques

--animal models

--molecular cell biology of cognitive aging

--emerging interventions and therapies

--bioethics of cognitive enhancement

More information may be found at http://meetings.cshl.edu/courses/c-cog12.shtml

Tentative topics to be presented at the 7th meeting of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's meeting on Neurodegenerative Diseases will include:

--Triplet Repeat Diseases

--Tauopathies

--Synucleinopathies

--Cerebral Amyloidoses

--Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

--Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration

--Current Therapies and Prevention

--Cell and Gene Transfer

--Genetics, Genomics and Patient Selection

--Innovative Clinical Study Design

More information may be found at http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/degen12.shtml

This symposium/workshop will emphasize the early stages of AD and the preclinical deficits that are related with increased risk for dementia, and is targeted for physicians and neuroscientists.

More information may be found at www.mcisymposium.org/index.php. A symposium brochure is also attached.

This workshop will focus on the latest developments on the link between ApoE4, Alzheimer's disease (AD)and other disorders of the central nervous system. The translation of scientific insights into new therapeutic strategies for AD will also be discussed.

More information may be found at www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/gind/section/2571

Jointly sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia & Cornell and The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, the half-day course will feature lectures and case histories on the differential diagnosis, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of Alzheimer's disease and Frontotemporal degeneration.

More information about the course is attached.

The goals of this conference is to provide the latest information on the clinical, molecular and neuropathological indicators of the transition from healthy aging to MCI and dementia. A range of medical, psychosocial and lifestyle approaches to enhancing the well-being of affected individuals and their caregivers will also be discussed.

A conference schedule is attached.