ISTAART is gearing up for their 2025 series of Year in Review webinars, where 17 Professional Interest Areas (PIAs) spotlight the standout research from 2024 and look ahead at what is next for the field.
These annual webinars are a favorite among the community, featuring reviews of notable publications and expert-led panel discussions on the future of Alzheimer’s dementia research.
Register below for the webinars which will be recorded for future viewings. On-demand recordings will be available to view about two weeks after each event.
Nutrition, Metabolism and Dementia
Monday, January 6, 8.30pm GMT
Speaker: Aaron Smith
Moderator: Owen Carmichael
Panelists: Tina E. Brinkley, Debora Melo-van-Lent, Anthony Molina
The Eye as a Biomarker for AD
Tuesday, January 7, 5.00pm GMT
Speaker: Frank van der Heide
Moderator: Swetha Ravinchandran
Panelists: Edmund Arthur, Lajos Csincsik, Sharon Fekrat, Grzegorz Walkiewicz
Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors
Thursday, January 9, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: TBA
Moderator: Harriet Demnitz-King
Panelists: Rory Boyle, Brian Gold, Lauren Grebe
Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods
Monday, January 13, 4.30pm GMT
Speakers: Inga Antonsdottir, Ignacio Illan Gala
Moderator: Elizabeth Rhodus
Panelists: Carla Abdelnour, Joshua Grill, Jorge Llibre-Guerra
Cognition
Tuesday, January 14, 5.30pm GMT
Speaker: Emily Paolillo
Moderator: Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer
Panelists: Leslie Gaynor, Kun Hu, Roos Jutten
Biofluid Based Biomarkers
Wednesday, January 15, 5.30pm GMT
Speaker: Laia Montoliu-Gaya
Moderator: Yanaika Hok-A-Hin
Panelists: Jeff Dage, Charlotte Teunissen
Immunity and Neurodegeneration
Thursday, January 16, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: Amira Affaneh
Moderator: Randy Brutkiewicz
Panelists: TBA
Neurophysiology
Friday, January 17, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: Brennan Leo Jackson
Moderator: Görsev Yener
Panelists: Pierfilippp De Sanctis, Susanna Lopez
Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders
Tuesday, January 21, 8.30pm GMT
Speaker: David Foxe
Moderator: Arabella Bouzigues
Panelists: Maura Malpetti, Carmela Tartaglia
Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
Wednesday, January 22, 10.00pm GMT
Speaker: Brooke Brady
Moderator: Rachel Buckley
Panelists: Jessica Caldwell, Judy Pa, Shabana Shaik, Shireen Sindi
Subjective Cognitive Decline
Thursday, January 23, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: Melina Stark
Moderators: Elke Butterbrod
Panelists: Raphael Castilhos, Rachel Nosheny
Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems
Friday, January 24, 4.00pm GMT
Speakers: Marion Baillet, Nicole Reyna
Moderator: Micheal Kelberman
Panelists: Michael Bubu, Neus Falgas, Lori McMahon
Vascular Cognitive Disorders
Monday, January 27, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: TBA
Moderator: TBA
Panelists: Brian Gold
Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
Tuesday, January 28, 4.30pm GMT
Speaker: Krushnaa Sankhe
Moderator: Daniella Vellone
Panelists: Dylan Guan, Zahinoor Ismail, Catherine Munro, Lindsey Sinclair
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Wednesday, January 29, 7.30pm GMT
Speaker: Destiny Berisha
Moderator: TBA
Panelists: TBA
Atypical Alzheimer’s Disease
Thursday, January 30, 3.00pm GMT
Speaker: Jeffrey Phillips
Moderator: Rosaleena Mohanty
Panelists: Baayla Boon, Colin Groot, Rik Ossenkoppele
Diversity and Disparities (Bilingualism, Literacy and Language SIG)
Friday, January 31, 4.00pm GMT
Speaker: Iris Strangmann
Moderator: Marco Calabria
Panelists: Noelia Calvo Garbarino, Ladan Ghazi Saidi