2024 Regional DIAD Family Conference: Moving Forward with Hope

The 2024 regional DIAD family conference for families living in Canada and the United States will be held on Saturday, July 27 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

This is a private event. Sharing any information or recordings from this livestream on social media or with the general public is strictly prohibited.

Livestream Agenda (all times Eastern: GMT-4)

8:00-8:15 am: Welcome remarks: Master of Ceremonies Eric McDade, DO, Washington University in St. Louis; Heather Snyder, PhD, Alzheimer’s Association

8:15-8:25 am: Family presentation

8:25-8:45 am: Scientific presentation: Estimating Onset of Alzheimer Disease Symptoms with an Amyloid Clock, Suzanne Schindler, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

8:45-9:25 am: Guided Q&A: Moderator: Eric McDade, DO; Panelists: Suzanne Schindler, MD; Teresa Buracchio, MD, US Food & Drug Administration; Erik Johnson, MD, PhD, Emory University; Kristin Wildsmith, PhD, Eisai Co. Ltd.; Family speaker

9:25-9:40 am: Break

9:40-9:50 am: Family presentation

9:50-10:10 am: Scientific presentation: Tau and Tau Therapies 101, Erik Roberson, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

10:10-10:50 am: Guided Q&A: Moderator: Eric McDade, DO; Panelists: Erik Roberson, MD, PhD; Randall Bateman, MD, Washington University in St. Louis; Ross Paterson, PhD, University College London; Family speaker

10:50-11:05 am: Break

11:05-11:15 am: Family presentation (livestream will pause)

11:15-11:50 am: DIAN Observational Study & DIAN Trials Unit updates: Randall Bateman, MD; Eric McDade, DO, Washington University in St. Louis

11:50 am: Closing remarks for morning session: Eric McDade, DO

12:00-1:30 pm: Lunch (livestream will pause)

1:30-2:30 pm: DIAN Obs & DIAN-TU Q&A session with Observational Study and Trials Unit leaders

2:30-2:45 pm: Break

2:45-3:45 pm: Genetic testing presentation and panel Q&A

Livestream will end at 3:45 pm

Please contact dianexr@wustl.edu with any questions about the 2024 conference.

Funding for this conference was made possible by the Alzheimer’s Association, GHR Foundation, the DIAN Trials Unit, and the DIAN Observational Study (which is funded by grant #5U19AG032438 from the National Institute on Aging). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the NIH; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U. S. Government.