New Developments on Alzheimer disease; Conference by Dr. Mesulam 

Let’s talk about Alzheimer's together during the Hispanic Heritage Month 

Tribute to the work of Dr. Marsel Mesulam 

This program is a collaboration between the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, ECUSA Midwest, the Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, organized on the occasion of the celebration of Hispanic Heritage month and to recognize the work and contributions of Dr. Marsel Mesulam to the treatment of Alzheimer disease. 

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Dr. Marsel Mesulam was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1945 and received his B.A. (1968) and M.D. (1972) from Harvard. He is Ruth Dunbar Davee Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer ’s disease at Northwestern University and of the Mesulam Center Neurobehavior Clinic at Northwestern Medicine. He obtained B.A. and M.D. degrees at Harvard University and was appointed Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School where he established and led the Behavioral Neurology Unit of the Beth Israel Hospital. He is past president of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping and of the Boston Society for Neurology and Psychiatry, and past vice president of the American Neurological Association. His research has addressed the neural connectivity of the monkey brain, organization of human cholinergic pathways, representation of cognitive functions by large-scale networks, and neurobiology of dementias.  He has received the Potamkin Prize for research on Alzheimer’s disease from the American Academy of Neurology, the Javits Award from the National Institutes of Health, the McKnight Foundation Director’s Award, the Distinguished Career Contributions Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, and the Bengt Winblad Life Achievement Award from the Alzheimer's Association. He held the Robert Wartenberg Lectureship and the H. Houston Merritt Lectureship of the American Academy of Neurology. His textbook, Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, has been part of training programs in Neurology, Psychiatry, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. His current research focuses on the functional imaging of neurocognitive networks, the factors that promote memory preservation in advanced age, and the treatment of dementias. His trainees in clinical, cognitive and basic neuroscience lead major research programs in the United States and abroad. 

Alexandra “Sasha” Prokuda, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST). Before working at C2ST, she was a research and teaching assistant and contributing consultant for the UC Riverside Institute for Development of Education Applications (IDEA Lab). While working on her graduate degree, she volunteered at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, taught an after-school class at a local elementary school, and founded a scientific meet-up group. Before graduate school, Sasha interpreted science for the public all over the US while working with birds, weasels, deer, bears and Giant Redwoods. Sasha holds a Ph.D. in Evolutionary and Behavi