Events | Helen & Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute

Progress in Neuroscience Seminar - POST-DOCS SPECIAL!

October 15, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Wenhui Qu, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Li Gan Lab, WCM Talk Title: Humanized Tauopathy Chimeras Uncover Microglial and lncRNA Strategies for Neuroprotection 4-4:30pm Sarah Naguib, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Li Gan Lab, WCM Talk Tile: Investigating the role of progranulin-microglia replacement therapy across neurodegenerative diseases 4:30-5pm

Work in Progress Seminar

October 9, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Cortical recruitment of descending pain control circuits" Nicole Mercer Lindsay, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology, Department of Neurological Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, WCM

Progress in Neuroscience Seminar

October 8, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Madeline Andrews, PhD, Assistant Professor Arizona State University Talk Title: Using human stem cell models to study metabolic regulation of brain development and disease

Work in Progress Seminar

June 11, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: Belfer Research Building, (3rd Floor) BB 302-A, BB 302-B

Dr. Aryeh Zolin, Burre & Sharma Labs. "Mechanisms of Trans-Neuronal Propagation of alpha-Synuclein Agregation: developing an in vivo model using genetically defined neuronal supopulations".

Adytia Rao, Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate, Sharma lab. "Post-translational changes of tau following traumatic brain injury".

Appel Institute Forum on Neurodegeneration

May 28, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: Belfer Research Building, (3rd Floor) BB 302-A, BB 302-B

Dr. Jorge J. Palop, Ph.D. Associate Investigator, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease. Associate Professor, Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco.

Talk: Dynamic dysregulation of parvalbumin cell states underlies altered gamma oscillations and brain hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease

Special Seminar Appel Institute

May 20, 2025 - 12:15pm to 1:15pm

Location: Belfer Research Building

Rusty Gage, Ph.D., Salk Institute

Talk: Cellular Modeling of Neuronal Aging and Age-related AD Dementia

Appel Poster Symposium

May 19, 2025 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: Griffis Faculty Club

The Appel Symposium highlights groundbreaking research discoveries by leading investigators and provides a platform for discussing the advances being made in the research of Alzheimer's disease and other related neurodegenerative disorders.

Scientific presentations by:

Dr. Li Gan, Appel Institute.

Dr. Manu Sharma, Appel Institute.

Dr. Valina Dawson, Johns Hopkins University.

Appel Poster Event

May 19, 2025 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: Griffis Faculty Club

Appel Poster Event Over 30 posters will be presented with the latest findings in neuroscience, neurodegeneration, 3D imaging, ML/AI, glial biology and drug discovery.

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Appel Institute Forum on Neurodegeneration

May 14, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: Belfer Research Building, (3rd Floor) BB 302-A, BB 302-B

Dr. Alberto Espay, Professor of Neurology, Director and Endowed Chair, Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders -University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.

Talk: From a Clinicopathologic to a Biophysical Framework for Neurodegeneration

Appel Institute Forum on Neurodegeneration

April 30, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: Belfer Research Building, (2nd Floor) BB 204-A, BB 204-B

Dr. Josh Huang, Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience.

Talk: Genetic dissection of cortical neuron type trajectories: from developmental origin to behavioral function

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