Easton-BRI Dementia Colloquium

Easton-BRI Dementia Colloquium is a monthly academic conference held jointly by the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research and Care at UCLA (Easton Center) and the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI).  

Easton-BRI Dementia Colloquium 

presents:

[Part A]

Title: “Of Mice and Men Alzheimer’s Disease-Periodontitis Axis of Microbial/Inflammatory Mediators”

Yvonne L. Hernandez-Kapila, DDS, PhD, Diplomate ABP; ELAM Fellow, Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair in Dentistry; Professor and Associate Dean For Research, Biosystems and Function, Periodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry

and

Title: “Mouse Models of Periodontal Disease and Their Unexpected Burden on Brain Health”

Rachel Kim, DDS, PhD, Oral Biology, DDS/PhD Trainee, Hernandez-Kapila Lab, UCLA School of Dentistry

[Part B]

Title: “Improving the Recruitment of Understudied Groups in Parkinson’s Disease Research: The Inclusivity and Accessibility Assessment Tool (IAAT)”

Jennifer Adrissi, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor, Division of Movement Disorders; Founding Director, Parkinson’s C.O.R.E. Collaborative, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

and

Title: “Investigating Obstacles and Best Practices for a Culturally - and Disease-Specific Support Group”

Jessica Vinegar, MPH, CHES®, Staff Research Associate, Adrissi Lab, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA