ADRC News

Barb Bendlin, PhD, was the keynote speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter’s 37th Annual Wisconsin State Conference, held May 21-22, 2023, at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

A group of researchers, nurses, social workers, and students at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are working to help older adults develop the knowledge and tools needed to protect their brain health and the know-how to connect with resources and extra support when needed.

Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, was quoted in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal about the SuperAging study at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).

Though there is extensive research being done on ways to improve one’s longevity, exercise remains one of the most powerful things a person can do to improve their health and protect against diseases of aging.

Carey Gleason, PhD, MS, and her team, attended the Great Lakes Native American Elder Association (GLNAEA) quarterly meeting last week in Red Cliff.

On June 8, 2023, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers welcomed people living with dementia and their caregivers, and representatives from community organizations, to dementia friendly events at the Wisconsin Executive Residence.

When asked by 'OnWisconsin' magazine about the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, Nathaniel Chin, MD, says, “We are on the trajectory for prevention.”

Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, began his tenure as President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) for the 2023-2024 term at the Society’s Annual Meeting.

Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, and Ira Frahmand, PhD, have received a five-year, $3.9 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, received an Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement (ARCOM) Award from the Alzheimer’s Association.