Mark your calendar for Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias Research Day 2026! This event will highlight a diverse array of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia presenters and topics.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Discovery Building and via livestream
The annual Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Research Day is hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. It is designed to encourage collaboration and promote scientific thought among faculty, students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines across the UW–Madison campus. We invite UW-Madison students, scientists and researchers from all areas to join us and learn about the amazing work being done on campus.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN
The Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Research Day 2026 poster session will be held IN-PERSON on Wednesday, April 15, at the Discovery Building.
Anyone doing Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research at UW–Madison is invited to submit an abstract.
Abstracts must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Additional Poster Session Details:
If your abstract is accepted, your poster must be up by 9:30 a.m. on April 15, 2026, in the Discovery Building.
Presenters must be at their posters during their assigned time. A presenter may be the first author or a co-author and should be able to interact with judges and visitors and answer general questions about the research.
All applicants will be notified by Friday, March 13, 2026, including poster presenters and selected lightning (podium) presenters.
Poster award winners will be announced at approximately 3 p.m., and each winner will be awarded $150.
For questions regarding the application process, please email Sheryl Spensley.
