News in Team Spotlights

Samantha Lafontaine is the new MBWC program manager for Project ECHO Dementia, a virtual clinic and telementoring program that brings together care providers from across the state to discuss case studies and best practices in diagnosis, care, treatments, and research.

Read More

Categories: Team Spotlights, Resources, News, Memory Hub Spotlight

“I would say the role of a speech language pathologist is to untap someone's functional communication abilities and allow them to express themselves in ways that leave them feeling successful,” says speech-language pathologist Jeanne Gallée, PhD, CCC-SLP, a new ADRC co-investigator and trainee in the ADRC Research and Education Component.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, Resources, News

The ADRC leadership is saddened to share the news that George M. Martin, MD, Professor Emeritus, UW Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, passed away on December 17 at the age of 95. At the UW, where he has been a faculty member since 1957, he devoted his career to the development of genetic approaches to the study of aging and age-related diseases.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News

Emily Meeks will work to increase awareness of dementia across Washington State as program manager for Dementia Friends at the Memory Hub.

Read More

Categories: Team Spotlights, News, Dementia Friends

Washington STEM features a Q&A with Astrid Suchy-Dicey, UW ADRC Investigator and WSU epidemiologist, about her education and career path. Dr. Suchy Dicey works to better understand how a wide variety of factors, from educational to economic, impact minority communities.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News

How tai chi classes, taught by Master Joe Liao at a Bellingham memory care community, opened up ways for families to connect with loved ones during the isolation and stress of the pandemic.

Read More

Categories: Team Spotlights, Caregiving, News, Dementia-Friendly Community, Art

George Martin, MD, Emeritus Professor of UW Pathology, has led a long and productive career at the University of Washington, where he received his BS and MD degrees and has been a member of its faculty since 1957. He shares memories, fascinating insights about evolutionary biological theories of aging and genetics, and his hopes for the field of Alzheimer’s disease research.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News

Non-pharmacological approaches to dementia care, known collectively as the Seattle Protocols, stand as one of the historical legacies of the ADRC and parallel efforts that have had the farthest reach into the most intimate and difficult parts of people’s lives.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, News

Community members share about their lives, passions, and unique reasons for participating in ADRC research studies.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, News

Ellen Wijsman will admit that she doesn’t have all the answers, but she might just have all the right questions. As Professor of Biostatistics in the UW School of Public Health and UW Division of Medical Genetics/Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine, she uses mathematical models to find meaningful patterns and insights into Alzheimer's disease risk hidden within massive amounts of medical data. Her career has also focused on mentoring and training the next generation of statistical geneticists.

Read More

Categories: Science Updates, Team Spotlights, News