Celebrating an Important Partnership During Black History Month

For 26 years now, the Mesulam Center and the Francis J. Atlas Center, a regional senior center in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, have had a long and successful partnership. Last week, we hosted a Zoom session on Brain Health Basics featuring Maureen Daly, PhD, to share wellness strategies for healthy aging. Clinical research project manager Brittanie Muse shared insight into how persons can get involved in research studies at the Mesulam Center.

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Meet Miriam: Research Runs in the Family It is no wonder why Miriam Kalichman is a current research participant at the Mesulam Center, it’s basically in her DNA. Both of Miriam’s parents participated in the SuperAging study.  Through the example of her parents, Miriam witnessed first-hand the importance of being a research participant. She shares more about her parents' participation in brain donation and how they inspired her. Read the full story

Upcoming Events

PPA Conference 2021: Friday, March 26 After postponing in 2020, we are hosting an online education and support conference for persons living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), their families and professionals. Gain insight from primary progressive aphasia (PPA) experts, including M. Marsel Mesulam, MD, who first named the syndrome. Individuals with a PPA diagnosis and their families will be able to attend afternoon support groups, while professionals hear from a panel that includes a neurologist, social worker, speech language pathologist, and neuropsychologist. Register here

Upcoming Seminar: Thursday, February 18, 12 p.m. CT Join us for "Multi-Omic Analysis Identifies Drivers Associated with Resilience to Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer’s Dementia" presented by Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD, Associate Professor Evnin Family Endowed Chair for Alzheimer’s Research at the Jackson Laboratory. Register here

Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute Opportunity The Alzheimer’s Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute (AA-ISRI) is an immersive, no-cost opportunity for early career researchers in psychosocial care and public health to launch a career in dementia science and accelerate breakthroughs in the field. Darby Morhardt, PhD, LCSW, is on faculty for August session. Learn more

Still Enrolling! Our Communication Bridge study is still enrolling individuals with a diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia. This speech language therapy clinical trial is completely remote and technology is provided. If interested contact Clinical Research Associate Libby Rogers. Connect with Libby

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