Seminar Series Archives

CADRE/ADGC Junior Investigator Seminar Series welcomes PNGC’s Alessandra Chesi on 10/13/2021

Posted on October 8, 2021December 8, 2021 by Alexis Lerro

The Collaborative for Alzheimer’s Disease Research (CADRE) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) announced that PNGC’s Alessandra Chesi will present at the next Junior Investigator Seminar Series on October 13th. CADRE/ADGC’s Trans-Institutional Seminar Series highlights up-and-coming junior investigators to help strengthen their professional development, foster growth, and enhance knowledge and skills. Dr. Alessandra Chesi […]

CADRE/ADGC Announce Trans-Institutional Seminar Series

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by PNGC

The Collaborative for Alzheimer’s Disease Research (CADRE) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) are creating a new multi-institutional seminar series to support next generation researchers in Alzheimer’s disease process, diagnosis and care by encouraging collaboration within the AD research community. The new Trans-Institutional Seminar Series will highlight up-and-coming junior investigators to help strengthen their […]

Badri Vardarajan Speaks at Penn

Posted on January 4, 2019April 22, 2021 by Briana Vogel

Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center (PNGC) had the exciting opportunity to host Dr. Badri Vardarajan last semester. Dr. Vardarajan gave a seminar style talk around some of the work he and his team are doing at Columbia, and we’ve recapped below. Dr. Vardarajan has a background in computational biology and is an Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics […]

PNGC Hosts Guest Seminar on Proteomics and Tauopathy

Posted on June 4, 2018April 22, 2021 by Briana Vogel

Judith Steen, an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, spoke at Penn at the beginning of May. Dr. Steen has conducted research in the field of proteomics (the study of the structure and function of proteins), as well as the systems biology of proteopathies, or diseases due to abnormal protein aggregations. In particular, […]

Dr. Brad Hyman Speaks at Penn

Posted on December 4, 2017April 22, 2021 by Briana Vogel

Penn Neurodegenerative and Genomics Center was fortunate to have Dr. Brad Hyman visit from Boston and give a seminar style presentation on November 29. Dr. Hyman has worked at Massachusetts General Hospital for 25 years seeing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and he currently serves as the Alzheimer’s Unit Director at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease […]