The theme of the conference this year is the Neuroscience of Aging. 

The speakers will address a variety of topics that span from later life experiences to the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases. 

The conference is free and open to faculty, post-docs, graduate students, undergraduates, and research staff of UMass and nearby colleges and universities.
On site registration will be available.
The evening poster session is not limited to the Neuroscience of Aging. 

Keynote Speakers

Schedule

12:00  Registration and mingling (snacks available)

12:30  Welcome messages:  

Paul Katz, Director of the Initiative on Neurosciences

Laura Haas, Dean of the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences

12:40 -1:40 Keynote - Rebecca Thurston, University of Pittsburgh

1:40 - 2:00 Lynnette Sievert, Anthropology, “Hot flashes in context: climate, biology, and culture”

2:00 - 2:20 Stephanie Padilla, Biology, "The hypothalamic response to sustained hormone depletion" 

2:20 - 2:40 TBA

2:40 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 3:20 Jennifer Rauch, BMB, "Insights into Mechanistic Drivers of Tauopathy Disease Progression"

3:20 - 3:40 Joyita Dutta, BME, "AI-Enabled Imaging for Alzheimer’s Disease"  

3:40 - 4:00  Madelina Fiterau, CICS, "Forecasting Alzheimer’s Disease Two Years Before Onset from Longitudinal Multimodal Data"

4:00 - 5:00  Keynote - Beth Stevens, Harvard University

5:00 - 8:00  Posters and reception.