With the help of the Association of Retired Rice University Faculty (ARRUF), Dr. Leal hosted the Cognitive and Brain Health during Aging conference on Thursday September 30th, 2021. This conference included researchers from the Houston area who spoke about their investigation on brain health in aging, risk factors, and treatments for dementia. See below for information on the speakers and their research speciality!
Stephanie L. Leal, Ph.D., Rice University
Memory in Healthy Aging and in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Margaret Beier, Ph.D., Rice University
Implications of Life-span Learning and Development
Luis Medina, Ph.D., U. of Houston
Health Disparities in Aging and Dementia
Joseph C. Masdeu, M.D., Ph.D., Houston Methodist
Alzheimer’s: New Treatments for an Old Disease
It is always a great day when a group of scientist can get together to discuss their research. A huge thank you to all who spoke and attended!