The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is one of the largest scientific conferences on dementia research. This year’s meeting will be held July 12-15, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Like previous years, several CICB-affiliated scientists and trainees will be presenting their cutting-edge research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
From the Bush lab:
Longitudinal Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated Risk Variants on Memory, Language, and Executive Function Domains, to be presented by Dr. Will Bush on behalf of Biomedical & Health Informatics PhD trainee Shraddha Dumawat
From the Haines lab:
eQTL Fine-Mapping Analysis of Variants Within Alzheimer Disease Loci Across Ancestries in the Alzheimer Disease Genomics Consortium (ADGC), to be presented by post-doctoral fellow Dr. Michelle Grunin
The Collaborative Amish Aging and Memory Project (CAAMP): A Resource for the Study of Age-Related Traits and Cognitive Function, to be presented by CWRU and Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (CADRC) Project Manager Dr. Audrey Lynn
Fine-mapping of Candidate Causal Variants for Alzheimer Disease in the Midwestern Amish, to be presented by CWRU Instructor Dr. Yeunjoo Song
Investigating a Haptoglobin (HP) structural variant as a potential modifier of APOE allele risks on Alzheimer Disease, to be presented by EPBI PhD trainee Dana Jian
From the Williams lab:
Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci That Alter Immune Function Are Under Recent Evolutionary Selection, to be presented by Dr. Giuseppe Tosto on behalf of Staff Scientist Dr. Tim Ciesielski
