US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference

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 at all levels  need to register online in advance by May 15, including a modest registration fee ($10 for students; $20 for other 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)