36th Annual GRAL Conference
Course Goal
To promote international collaboration to further research on the diagnosis and treatment of age-related neurological disorders.
Course Learning Objectives
- To advance knowledge of brain function in normal and pathological aging
- To present strategies for health promotion and prevention of neurological disease/damage
- To demonstrate the trajectory of recovery from brain injury in aging individuals
- To characterize cognitive and functional decline in individuals with age-related neurodegenerative disease
- To promote understanding of novel therapeutic interventions for age-related neurological disease
Registration Information
| Attendee Type | price |
|---|---|
| Registration for 3 Days | $450 |
| Registration for 2 Days | $350 |
| Registration for 1 Day | $250 |
In-Person
January 29-31, 2025
Phoenix, Arizona
Date, Time, and Location
In Person
Wednesday – Friday, January 29-31, 2025
Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
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Target Audience
This program is designed for physicians, neuropsychologists, psychologists, neuroscience researchers, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
Agenda & Speaker Information
| Time | Topic | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Day One: Wednesday, Jan. 29 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome to GRAL 2025 | Danielle Eagan, PhD |
| 1:05 PM | A Brief History of GRAL | Bernard Francois Michel, MD |
| 1:15 PM | The Role of Barrow on the Global Stage | Yonas Geda, MD |
| 1:25 PM | Exploring Wisdom | Bruce Price, MD |
| 2:00 PM | Factors Affecting WM Health Over the Lifespan | Christopher Filley, MD |
| 2:25 PM | Dementia: Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease | Gustavo Roman, MD, DrHC |
| 2:50 PM | Is there a role of CSF-to-blood-clearance for cognitive function? | Per Eide, MD, PhD |
| 3:15 PM | Questions | |
| 3:25 PM | Cognitive Function and Progression Of Cognitive Decline in a Norwegian MCI Population | Dr. Susanne Hernes |
| 3:50 PM | Quality of Life of Patients with MCI and Their Relatives in Norway | Dr. Trine Holt Edwin |
| 4:25 PM | Use of Digital Tools in Dementia Diagnostics | Dr. Anne Brita Knapskog |
| 4:50 PM | Questions | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | |
| 5:00 PM | Reception at Barrow Neuroplex | |
| Day Two: Thursday, Jan. 30 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Coffee and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | Beyond Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Long-Term White Matter and Vascular Consequences of Repetitive TBIs | Dr. Michael Alosco |
| 8:55 AM | Traumatic Brain Injury in Aging Populations | Javier Cárdenas, MD |
| 9:20 AM | Cerebellum in TBI: A PET-Scan Study | Bernard Francois Michel, MD |
| 9:45 AM | Questions | |
| 9:55 AM | Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Parkinson’s and Dementia with Lewy Bodies | Holly Shill, MD |
| 10:20 AM | Pain and Other Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease | Dr. Oury Monchi |
| 10:45 AM | Cognition in NPH | Justin Hoskin, MD |
| 11:05 AM | Questions and Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 AM | Aging and Epilepsy | Dr. Mohamad Koubeissi |
| 11:40 AM | Aging with Epilepsy: Chronic Effects of Seizures, Medications, and Neurosurgeries on Cognition | Will Schultz, PhD |
| 12:00 PM | Questions | |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch and Poster Session | |
| 1:15 PM | Language Recovery after Stroke | Dr. Andrew DeMarco |
| 1:40 PM | Using Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease | Neguine Rezaii, MD |
| 2:05 PM | Epilepsy: Aging and Diet | Kris A. Smith, MD |
| 2:25 PM | Questions | |
| 2:40 PM | Cognitive Intervention in Prodromal Alzheimer’s and At-Risk Older Adults: From Efficacy to Implementation | Dr. Sylvie Beleville |
| 3:05 PM | Performing Arts as a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Alzheimer’s Patients | Dr. Anne-Marie Ergis |
| 3:30 PM | Disorders of Consciousness, Neurorecovery and Neuroethics | Dr. Michael Young |
| 3:55 PM | Telerehabilitation among Older Adults | Nicoletta Caputi, PhD |
| 4:15 PM | Questions | |
| 4:25 PM | Adjourn | |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner for Speakers | |
| Day Three: Friday, Jan. 31 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Coffee and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | The Barrow Neuro Analytics Center: Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Understand Neurological Diseases | Brad Racette, MD |
| 9:45 AM | The Birth of Neuroscience in Ethiopia: A Pioneering Legacy | Dr. Muluken Tesfaye |
| 10:10 AM | Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites in Ethiopia: A Scoping Review of Infrastructure and Gaps for Longitudinal Studies on Health and Aging | Dr. Muluken Azage Yenesew |
| 10:25 AM | Integrating Dementia Research in a Demographic and Health Surveillance Center in Southern Ethiopia | Dr. Alemu Tamiso Debiso |
| 10:45 AM | Questions and Coffee Break | |
| 10:55 AM | A Shift from Western to African Cognitive Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease | Dr. Jean Ikanga |
| 11:20 AM | Global Neurology Training: Embracing Diversity for a Stronger Future | Huiam Mubarak, MD |
| 11:45 AM | Language Structure and its Deterioration in Neurodegenerative Diseases Affecting Cognition | Marc Teichmann, MD |
| 12:05 PM | Questions | |
| 12:15PM | Lunch and Oliver Sacks Lecture | Dr. Michael Stanley |
| 1:10 PM | What is Alzheimer disease and how to diagnose it? | Dr. Bruno Dubois |
| 1:35 PM | Drugs in Development for Alzheimer’s Disease | Marwan Sabbagh, MD |
| 2:00 PM | Alzheimer’s Disease: A Disconnection Syndrome or Amyloid Proteinopathy | Elliot Mufson, PhD |
| 2:25 PM | Motor Correlates of Finger Tapping Variability in Subjective Memory Complaints, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer’s Disease | George Prigatano, PhD |
| 2:50 PM | Glucagon-Like Peptide 1: Possible Implications for Neuropsychiatry and Neurodegenerative Disorders | Anna Burke, MD |
| 3:15 PM | Molecular Targets of Potential Therapeutics for Frontotemporal Dementia | Dejarra Johnson, MD |
| 3:35 PM | Questions | |
| 3:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
International Scientific Committee
Bernard Francois Michel, MD
President, Groupe de Recherche sur la maladie d’Alzheimer (GRAL)
Chief Medical Officer Neurologist
Professor Aix-Marseille University, France
Yonas E. Geda, MD, MSc
Vice President, Groupe de Recherche sur la maladie d’Alzheimer (GRAL)
Professor and Program Director, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program, Barrow Neurological Institute
Francois Boller, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington DC
Nicoletta Caputi, PhD
Fellow at George Washington University and University of L’Aquila, Italy
Ann-Marie Ergis, PhD
Professor at Paris Descartes, CPSC, France
Gabor G. Kovacs, MD, PhD
Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
University of Toronto, Canada
Bruce Price, MD
Chief, Department of Neurology, McLean Hospital, Belmont Massachusetts
Exhibitors and Sponsors
- Exhibitor and sponsor information coming soon.
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