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Center for Aging and Health representatives at the 2026 ADRD SLAM-DUNC: Sophia Lourduraj (2nd from L), Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead (3rd from L), and Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH (far R).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Friday, May 15, over 160 attendees from UNC-Chapel Hill, ECU, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington and Duke participated in the 4th annual SLAM-DUNC<\/a> (Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer\u2019s disease-related Medical Research at Duke and UNC). This educational event has become a staple of the Duke-UNC ADRC\u2019s trainee opportunities.<\/p>\n

Researchers, clinicians and trainees gathered at the UNC Friday Center for research talks, poster sessions. Additionally, Keynote Speaker, Dr. Timothy Hughes, gave a talk entitled Targeting the vascular contribution to dementia.<\/em><\/p>\n

Several Center for Aging and Health personnel who are involved with the ADRC planned, organized, and hosted the event. These include Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD<\/a> (CAH Director; ADRC REC Co-Director). Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH<\/a> (ADRC Executive Committee; UNC Geriatric Medicine Research Professor of Medicine) and Sophia Lourduraj<\/a> (CAH Research Assistant).<\/p>\n

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The Duke-UNC ADRC is made up of researchers in Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD) and related dementias across two major research institutions (UNC and Duke) and other institutions across Eastern North Carolina. The\u00a0ADRC seeks to fight AD with education and research. Specifically, the researchers focus on identifying factors that contribute to AD and investigating elements contributing to the onset and experience of AD.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Duke-UNC ADRC.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Friday, May 15, over 160 attendees from UNC-Chapel Hill, ECU, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington and Duke participated in the 4th annual SLAM-DUNC (Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer\u2019s disease-related Medical Research at Duke and UNC). This educational event has become a staple of the Duke-UNC ADRC\u2019s trainee opportunities. 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