US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference

Please join us in Tel Aviv on Thursday, June 5th, 2025, to expand US-Israeli scientific & educational programs in Alzheimer's disease research

[Free registration to Israeli students and postdocs who register now]: Thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters, a limited number of free registrations is available to Israeli students (both undergraduate and graduate) and postdoctoral fellows who register prior to May 15th. To take advantage of this offer, you must register using an official Israeli university or medical center email address (no gmail or other private email addresses allowed) and identify the name of your supervising mentor. NOTE: Register as soon as possible because once we reach the maximum number of free registrations that have been funded, the offer will expire and anyone else will need to pay the registration. 

Dear Friends: 

To expand opportunities for US-Israeli cooperation and collaboration in seeking a cure for Alzheimer’s disease,  Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University, and Rutgers University have joined together to organize a US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, June 5th, 2025. See more information at:

https://brainhealth.rutgers.edu/us-israel/

SPEAKERS AND PROGRAM:

Date: Thursday, June 5^th, 2025.

Location: The Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

8am-8:50am: Registration

8:50am-9am: Brief opening remarks.

9:00am: 1. Michal Schwarz (Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel). Defeating Alzheimer’s disease by harnessing systemic immunity.
9:30am: 2. Lindsay Farrer (Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts). Genetics of Alzheimer’s disease in Jews and Israeli-Arabs.
10:00am: 3. Mark Gluck (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA). Lifestyle, genetic, and environmental influences on Alzheimer’s risk in older African Americans.

10:30am: Midmorning Break: Coffee, tea, sweets

11:00am: 4. Mary Sano (Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA). Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders: What do we mean by “related disorders”?
11:30am: 5. Illana Gozes (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel). Sex influence on Alzheimer’s disease Tau pathology and drug development.
12:00pm: 6. Amos Korczyn (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel). Alzheimer’s is a heterogeneous syndrome, not a disease.

12:30pm-2pm. Luncheon

2:00pm: 7. David Bennet (Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Illinois, USA). Charting a path to precision medicine for Alzheimer’s disease.
2:30pm: 8. Michal Beeri (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA). The role of the glycoproteome in cognitive decline

3:00pm: Afternoon Break: Coffee, Tea, Sweets

3:30pm:  9. Hermona Soreq (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel). Transfer RNA fragments as essential fine tuners of brain functioning and Alzheimer’s disease decay

4:00pm: General Discussion: Future Directions for US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Collaboration and Cooperation

4:30pm-6:30pm: Poster Session/Job Fair/Wine & Cheese Reception

SUBMIT A CONFERENCE POSTER (Limited to first 50; Deadline May 15):

Anyone from any country working in research on aging and Alzheimer’s disease is invited to submit a poster. For Israeli students, research assistants, and postdoctoral fellows, this poster session will function as a de facto job fair for those seeking PhD training or postdoctoral fellowships in the US. We have space for only 50 posters. To participate, please submit online at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8IvIQjHL1YbfAcIrAHjEcyDLExzctS06mCaCA7YyunZh3Cw/viewform

PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE (Capped at 200 people):

All attendees need to register online in advance by May 15. With the exception of a limited number of Israeli students and postdoctoral fellows who pre-register early, as noted above, all others must pay a modest registration fee ($20 for academics; $50 for industry,) paid by credit card at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclMbO2wJrVY7mHJG_8VPPI8AhKcZw5Xq8gjudaBdPItp_uLw/viewform

There will be no last-minute walkins possible; the meeting is capped to the first 200 people who preregister. 

MEDIA COVERAGE (SO FAR):

Jerusalem Post (2/8/2024): https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-785783

Israel21c (2/28/2024): https://www.israel21c.org/international-conference-to-seek-alzheimers-answers/

Rutgers Daily Targum (2/15/2024): https://dailytargum.com/article/2024/02/rutgers-to-collaborate-with-tel-aviv-university-hebrew-university-on

Jewish News of UK (2/9/2024): https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/american-university-teams-up-with-israeli-scientists-to-fight-alzheimers-disease/

AAAS/EurekaAlert (2/6/2024): https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033588

NewsWise (2/6/2024): https://www.newswise.com/articles/rutgers-professors-expand-collaboration-between-us-and-israeli-scientists-seeking-a-cure-for-alzheimer-s-disease

Tel Aviv University Media: https://en-med.tau.ac.il/us-israel-alzheimers-disease-conference-24

PLEASE HELP US PROMOTE THE MEETING:

A JPEG image of our poster is attached here which we encourage you to post to all appropriate social media outlets, along with our web site:   https://brainhealth.rutgers.edu/us-israel/

If you would like an 11” x 17” print copy of this poster to put on your lab or department bulletin boards, or 6” x 9” postcards to post or distribute, please email gluck@rutgers.edu with your postal mailing address and details of what you wish. 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT WELCOME AND NEEDED:

Would you (or anyone you know) be willing to make a contribution at any level? All donations are US tax deductible through the Rutgers Foundation, a 501c3. Donations can be made by check, credit card, electronic transfer, or stock transfer. 

https://brainhealth.rutgers.edu/donate/

Donations can also be made directly to The Hebrew University or Tel Aviv University (inquire for details). 

Regards, 

Conference Organizers: Mark Gluck & Michal Beeri (Rutgers University, USA), Illana Gozes (Tel Aviv University, Israel), Hermona Soreq (Hebrew University, Israel)