We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sid O'Bryant for the final UW ADRC seminar series of the academic year, via Zoom (see link below)
Monday, May 12
Noon - 1 pm PT
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Sid O'Bryant, PhD
- Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Executive Director, Institute for Translational Research
- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers Among Diverse Populations – Data from the HABS-HD Study
Dr. Sid O'Bryant is the principal investigator of the Health & Aging Brain Study – Health Disparities (HABS-HD), which is the most comprehensive study of Alzheimer’s disease among the three largest racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. ever conducted – African Americans, Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites. The goal of the HABS-HD program is to understand the life course factors, including biological, sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral, that impact risk for Alzheimer’s disease in late life. This work will ultimately lead to population-specific precision medicine approaches to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease (i.e., “treating your Alzheimer’s disease”). In addition to being a global leader in health disparities in cognitive aging, Dr. O’Bryant is a global expert in the use of blood-based biomarkers for the generation of a precision medicine approach to novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer’s disease among adults with Down Syndrome
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For more information about the ADRC seminar series, please contact Genevieve Wanucha (gwanucha@uw.edu) or Annika Noreen (annikn@uw.edu)
The topics of this seminar series will be a wide range of areas of relevant to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), biological heterogeneity, and other themes of the ADRC. The presenters will be a mix of UW, regional, and external (national and international) guests, and also have an eye toward enhancing collaborations.
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