Preserving Brain Health: Advances in Aging Research and Biotech Webinar Summary

Valerie PatmintraBrainworks, Cognitive Aging, Events, News

On July 21, the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) and American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) co-hosted a webinar bringing webinar together researchers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs to explore how our understanding of brain health and cognitive aging is changing. The discussion highlighted major advances in neuroscience, precision medicine, and artificial intelligence, emphasizing a shared goal of moving beyond treating disease to understanding, protecting, and promoting healthy brain function across the lifespan.

Top Cognitive Aging Research Scientists from the Four McKnight Brain Institutes Convened for the 17th Inter-Institutional Meeting

Valerie PatmintraCognitive Aging, Events, Press Release

More than 100 researchers, trainees and students who study cognitive aging and age-related memory loss across the four McKnight Brain Institutes (MBI) – at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Arizona, University of Florida and University of Miami – came together in Tucson, Arizona from April 8-10 for the McKnight Brain Research Foundation’s (MBRF) 17th Inter-Institutional Meeting. New this year, ten current and past recipients of the MBRF’s Clinical Translational Research Scholarship and Innovator Awards also attended the meeting.

Highlights from the 2023 Inter-Institutional Meeting Hosted by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Valerie PatmintraBrain Health, Cognitive Aging, Events, News, Press Release

Expert scientists who study age-related memory loss across the four McKnight Brain Institutes came together at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus in May to share and discuss the latest scientific research and collaborative efforts to advance the prevention and mitigation of cognitive decline. 

Live Better Longer Webinar: Advances in Brain Health

Valerie PatmintraEvents, News

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation is thrilled to share that our 2022 Innovator Award recipients, Emilie T. Read, PhD, and Tara Tracy, PhD, were recently featured as experts in the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and Prevention Magazine’s Live Better Longer webinar series.

2021 Inter-Institutional Meeting: Power of Collaboration and Team Science

Valerie PatmintraEvents

November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.

Brain Awareness Week Reinvented at UAB

Valerie PatmintraEvents

November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.

NIH Director’s Lecture Series Featuring Kristine Yaffe, M.D.

Valerie PatmintraEvents

November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.

Annual Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Seminar Featuring Dr. Gottesman

Valerie PatmintraEvents

November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.

On the Aging Brain and Mind Q&A with MBRF Vice Chair, Madhav Thambisetty, MD, PhD

Valerie PatmintraEvents

As part of a visiting professorship with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in India, Madhav Thambisetty, MD, PhD, Vice Chair of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, participated in a well attended question and answer session for the general public on The Aging Brain and Mind. The organizations is the equivalent of National Institutes of Health’s National … Read More