[BIC-announce] Free Public Lecture - ALZHEIMER’S and DEMENTIA RESEARCH powered by BIG DATA - September 28, 2017

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Subject: Free Public Lecture - ALZHEIMER’S and DEMENTIA RESEARCH powered by BIG DATA - September 28, 2017

[cid:image004.jpg at 01D32BA6.1C1DB1F0]Free Public Lecture
ALZHEIMER’S and DEMENTIA RESEARCH powered by BIG DATA
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Palmer Theatre, 6th floor, McIntyre Building, McGill University, 1200 Ave. des Pins Ouest – Montreal
www.ludmercentre.ca/events<http://www.ludmercentre.ca/events>

We now know that Alzheimer’s and dementia are a complex interaction of age and gender, genetics and epigenetics, environment and lifestyle. There is no single causal factor. Today, large datasets and big-data analysis are crucial to advancing research and treatment. Come meet the Montreal researchers leading this research:
o    Dr Alan Evans<http://ludmercentre.ca/about-us/our-researchers/dr-alan-evans>, Director of the McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Scientific Director of the Ludmer Centre, will speak about neuroinformatics – the application of big-data analytics in neuroscience.
o    Dr Howard Chertkow<http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/howardchertkow>, Director of the Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging at the Jewish General Hospital and the Scientific Director of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, will discuss the importance of data-sharing initiatives.
o    Dr John Breitner<http://www.douglas.qc.ca/researcher/john-breitner?locale=en>, Director of the Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease at the Douglas Hospital will summarize the latest research on early diagnosis and prevention.
o    Dr Yasser Iturria-Medina, a Ludmer Centre Postdoctoral Researcher, will present his groundbreaking research using big-data and neuroinformatics that has shifted the goalpost for early detection.
o    April Hayward<http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/montreal>, Director of Programs and Services at the Alzheimer Society of Montreal, will present their services.
o    Follow the Ludmer Centre’s social media pages (www.LudmerCentre.ca<http://www.LudmerCentre.ca>) to learn more about the speakers.
Join us to learn about Montreal’s and McGill’s leadership in Alzheimer’s and dementia research.
o    The latest research in early detection and prevention,
o    The data-sharing initiatives driving this research,
o    The tools that make this research possible –  neuroinformatics,

Registration: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/events/ludmerbigdata2017<http://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/events/ludmerbigdata2017>
This event is co-hosted by the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health, the Alzheimer Society of Montreal and McGill’s Health Brains for Health Lives initiative, a program funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
For more information:
Joanne Clark | Administrative Director
tOffice: Neuro Development Office, McGill University
3661 Rue University, #12 | Montréal, Québec | H3A 2B3
514 265 3408 | E joanne.clark at mcgill.ca<mailto:joanne.clark at mcgill.ca>
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