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David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor and Chair, PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Steffens' research focuses on late-life mood and cognitive disorders.

DementiaLate-Life Depression
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Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA

Distinguished Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Pescatello specializes in exercise prescription for health benefit

Blood PressureCardiovascular DiseaseComplementary and Alternative ExerciseExercise GenomicsExercise Prescription
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Joshua Grill

Director of the Institute for Memory Impairments and Nerological Disorders at UCIUC Irvine

Joshua Grill directs a major Alzheimer's disease research institute helps lead the national strategy for AD clinical trial recruitment.

NeuroscienceClinical TrialsAlzheimer’s DiseaseNeurodegenerative disordersRecruitment and Retention
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Alicia Walf

Senior Lecturer, Cognitive ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Neuroscientist with extensive research into body, brain, and mind relationships related to brain health, social cognition and emotions.

Brain HealthEmotionMemoryNeuroplasticityWell-Being
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Amanda Cooper, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Cooper's research interests fall at the intersection of interpersonal, family, and health communication.

Transitions Across the LifespanCommunication at the End of LifeCommunication and AgingInterpersonal, Health, and Family CommunicationFamily Caregiving
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Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Neurobiology and BehaviorAging and Alzheimer's DiseaseMemory and DiseaseMemoryNeuropsychiatric Disorders
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Aileen Anderson

Vice Chancellor of ResearchUC Irvine

Aileen Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, and research administration.

GlioblastomaStem Cell BiologyStem Cell ResearchSpinal Cord Injury
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Michael Chumley

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Research focus has been on the role of inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases.

InflammationDevelopmental NeurobiologyNeurodegenerative DiseasesExercise PhysiologyModifiable Risk Factors
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Randy Blakely, Ph.D.

Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute & Professor, Biomedical ScienceFlorida Atlantic University

Randy Blakely is an expert in molecular neuroscience, focusing on how diseases and drugs impact the function of brain synapses and circuits.

MedicationsBrainNeuroscienceBrain DiseaseSynapse
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Kathleen Martin Ginis

Professor, School of Health and Exercise SciencesUniversity of British Columbia

Mental health benefits of exercise | Body Image | Exercise behaviour change |Disability | Women | Knowledge Translation

Exercise PsychologyHealth Behaviour ChangeExercise behaviour changeExercise and mental healthBody Image