Â鶹ÉçÇø Pembroke faculty and undergraduate researchers presented at the first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke University and Â鶹ÉçÇø Chapel Hill (SLAM-DÂ鶹ÉçÇø) on June 24-25.
The symposium was held at the Duke Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center. It was designed for researchers, clinicians and trainees from Â鶹ÉçÇøP, Duke, Â鶹ÉçÇø Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University and East Carolina University.
Â鶹ÉçÇøP undergraduate researchers Jared Tuton and Minh Giang presented posters on their Â鶹ÉçÇøP research. Dr. Karen Farizatto, a former postdoctoral fellow in the Biotechnology Research and Training Center and Dr. Deborah Hummer, associate professor in the McKenzie-Elliott School of Nursing, were among the presenters.
Michael Almeida, lab manager of William C. Friday Laboratory & Alzheimer's Disease Research Laboratory at Â鶹ÉçÇøP, was among the speakers. Dr. Ben Bahr, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, introduced Almeida and other speakers.
The SLAM-DÂ鶹ÉçÇø symposium included research presentations from Research Education Component (REC) scholars and trainees, a poster session, networking sessions and information related to Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) core resources.
Â鶹ÉçÇøP is planning to host the 2023 SLAM-DÂ鶹ÉçÇø conference.
