CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND TUTORIALS PLANNED
Third Annual Interdisciplinary Tutorial Workshop on Aging and Brain Health
January 6-8, 2026. 4-7pm.
Aspen Snowmass, Colorado
CURRENT LINE UP OF SPEAKERS FOR ASPEN 2026, January 6-8, 2026
Healthy Aging
Ilona Schwarz (Physical Medicine & Rehab., Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ), “Nutrition and diet for healthy aging”
Jennifer Schrack (Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins U., MD). “Quantitative measures of changes in body movement with aging”
Kevin Heffernan (Movement Science, Columbia Teachers College, NY), “Vascular aging and brain health”
Susy Stark (Occupational Therapy, Washington Univ. St. Louis, MI), “Aging safely at home”
Rebecca Cunningham (Pharmacy, U. Of North Texas, TX), “Sex differences in aging and brain health”
Reem Waziry (Medicine, Columbia Univ., NY), “DNA methylation and biological stress in aging”
Andreana Haley (Clinical Psychology, Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX). “Why the brain needs a liver”
Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors
Perry Ridge (Biology, Brigham Young Univ., UT). “Alzheimer’s disease in Pacific Islanders”
Michael Koob (Pathology, University of Minnesota, MN). “Environmental stress and injury can cause dementia pathologies”
Matt Huentelman (TGen Institute, AZ), “The genetics of Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging”
Jeremy Pruzin (Banner Health, AZ), “The effects of high blood pressure on risk for dementia”
Alzheimer’s Disease: Assessment
Elizabeth Mormino (Neurology, Stanford Univ., CA), “Measuring early Alzheimer’s disease in aging cohorts”
Keenan Walker (NIA Intramural Labs, MD). “What the plasma proteome can tell us about dementia risk”
Elizabeth Disbrow (Louisiana State University, LA). “Advances in plasma biomarkers of dementia”
Alzheimer’s Disease: Biological Mechanisms
Nick Frost (Neurology, Univ of Utah, UT). “How amyloid accumulation disrupts cellular and network activity”
Andrew Budson (Neurology, Boston University, MA). “Dementia as a disorder of consciousness”
Sara Burke (Neuroscience, Univ. of Florida, FL), “Animal models of metabolic function in Alzheimer’s disease”
Omer Sharon (Psych. & Neuroscience, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley), “Human slow wave sleep in aging and Alzheimer’s disease”
Jayeeta Basu (Neuroscience, NYU, NY), “Circuit mechanisms for cortico-hippocampal dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease”
Jack Tsao (Neurology, Rutgers NJ Medical School, NJ), “Latest updates on anti-amyloid treatments for Alzheimer’s disease”