AAIC Day Two 2025 Highlights
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07/28/25
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In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) first and second day of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July.
Dr James Brady, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Tasmania hosts the show with special guests:
- Dr Lucy Stirland, Academic Old Age Psychiatrist at The University of Edinburgh
- Dr Isabel Castanho, Instructor at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School
- Felix Wittmann, Research Fellow & PhD candidate at Leipzig University
The AAIC brings together distinguished basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians and the care research community at the largest and most influential international conference on dementia science. They share theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Main plenary talks from the day came from Professor Katerina Akassoglou, University of California, San Francisco, United States exploring Neurovascular Interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease: From Mechanisms to Treatments + Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini, from University of Cambridge United Kingdom for her plenary titled 'The Multiple Facets of Tau Pathology'.
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AAIC Day One 2025 Highlights
July 25, 2025
•47m
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) pre-conference and first day of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July.
Dr Tamlyn Watermeyer hosts the show with special guests:
- Dr Emily Ho, Assistant Professor at Northwestern University
- Dr Laura Stankeviciute, Postdoctoral Researcher & Scientific Project Manager at University of Gothenburg
- Joseph Russell, NIHR Research Assistant at Northumbria University
The AAIC brings together distinguished basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians and the care research community at the largest and most influential international conference on dementia science. They share theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Main plenary talk from the day came from Sylvia Villeneuve, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry — McGill University, Canada talk about Biomarker and Clinical Trajectories of Preclinical AD.
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A transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk.
If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on our website.
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We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders: Alzheimer’s Association, Race Against Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers, funders, or sponsors.
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AAIC Day Three 2025 Highlights
July 29, 2025
•28m
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) day two and day three of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July.
Dr Connor Richardson, NIHR / Alzheimer's Society Dem Comm Research Fellow from University of Newcastle hosts the show with special guests:
- Sára Zsadányi, PhD Student at Sant Pau Memory Unit – Neuroimaging Core and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Dr Tatiana Giovannucci, Alzheimer's Association Research Fellow
- Dr Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research at Alzheimer's Society
The AAIC brings together distinguished basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians and the care research community at the largest and most influential international conference on dementia science. They share theories and breakthroughs while exploring opportunities to accelerate work and elevate careers.
Main plenary talks from the day came from Professor Inhee Mook-Jung Seoul National University, Korea with a talk titled "The Gut-Brain Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease: Unraveling Pathogenesis and Exploring Novel Therapeutic Strategies" and Dr Juan Fortea, Memory Unit Director — Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain with a talk titled "Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome".
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A transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk.
If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on our website.
Leave us a tip:
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Follow us on social media:
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Download and Register with our Community App:
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We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders: Alzheimer’s Association, Race Against Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers, funders, or sponsors.
Subscribe to our sister show 'Dementia Researcher The Blogs':
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