In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the last day of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place in Philadelphia and Online, 28th July to 1st August.

Quang Tran, Science Communications Officer for Alzheimer's Research UK, guest hosts the show with expert panelists:

Dr Shea Andrews, Assistant Professor at University of California San Francisco working on Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Joe Butler, NIHR ARC Research Fellow at University of Sunderland, interested in using techniques and paradigms from experimental psychology to learn about brain health.

Roberto A. Guzmán Hernández, ISTAART Ambassador, Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student at Temple University working on the effects of aggregated tau on endothelial and cerebrovascular dysfunction

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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 included Michael Weiner 'ADNI: Two Decades Of Impact And The Path Forward', Reisa Sperling ' Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease'.

Today was also the first AAIC For ALL, a new format with talks for professional from Jeffrey Cummings on the Therapeutic Landscape, Heather Whitson on The Role Of Blood Tests In Diagnosis And Treatment, Clifford Jack on Criteria For Diagnosis And Staging, Monica Rivera-Mindt on Health Equity And Risk Reduction and Katherine Possin on Dementia Care. Talks for a lay audience from Edward B. Lee on Brain Donation: The Gift Of Knowledge, Hussein Zalzale on The Many Faces Of Alzheimer’s Dementia, Subtypes And Unique Features, Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton on How Can We Improve Cognitive Testing? The Answer May Be In The Palm Of Your Hand, Cerise Elliot on Building Inclusive Alzheimer’s And Related Dementias Research Studies, Wiesje van der Flier on 'Risk Reduction', Jonathan Schott on 'Diagnosis And Treatment', Nancy Hodgson on 'Dementia Care', Ozioma Okonkwo on 'Health Equity'.

#AAIC24

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Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast

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The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast represent those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of NIHR Dementia Researchers, PIA membership, ISTAART or the Alzheimer's Association.