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The Association of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

The Association of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

When:
June 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2025-06-04T14:00:00-04:00
2025-06-04T15:00:00-04:00
Where:
Zoom

You are cordially invited to a scientific and informative session about the Alzheimer Biomarkers Consortium – Down Syndrome (ABC-DS) research study.

The Association of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

New York State of Opportunity Institute for Basic Research in Developmental DisabilitiesColumbia University in the City of New York

Dr. Sharon Krinsky-McHale Ph.D. Presented by: Dr. Sharon Krinsky-McHale Ph.D., NY site Principal Investigator

Dr. Krinsky-McHale has been a research psychologist with the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities since 1995, and is the head of the Laboratory of Cognition and Development. She conducts research on cognitive functioning and developmental processes in adults with Down syndrome and in individuals with other forms of intellectual disability (e.g., Williams syndrome). Her laboratory is also examining the neuropsychiatric symptoms that are associated with mild cognitive impairment/Alzheimer’s disease and how these change during disease progression. Dr. Krinsky-McHale has unique expertise in the areas of cognition, visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptomatology, and have been at the forefront of research focused on recognition of the earliest indicators of dementia in adults with Down syndrome.

 

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wdB8_ZgLRwqCvwmsexkGAw
Meeting ID: 854 1511 2396
Pass Code: 889915