UW-Madison will celebrate Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Research Day at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Thursday, beginning with a keynote address at 2 p.m, according to a UW-Madison press release.
The keynote address, given by Dr. Thomas J. Montine, will focus on the exploration of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases affecting cognition. The release said the address will highlight the breadth of Montine’s research across universities and encourage collaboration across multiple disciplines.
Montine is a professor and chair of pathology at the University of Washington and is also director of the Pacific Northwest Udall Center and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Montine’s research has focused on the structural and molecular bases of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, according to the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
The address will be followed by a community discussion at 5 p.m. with Marina Emborg, a UW associate professor and director of the Preclinical Parkinson’s Research Program. The discussion will also include a panel of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease experts to discuss the advances in neurodegeneration research and its treatment implications.
