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Alzheimer's Forum with Senator Amy Klobuchar
To highlight leading-edge research on Alzheimer's disease and its potential impact, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is hosting a public forum that features Dr. Richard Hodes, Director of the National Institute on Aging, the main federal agency that sponsors basic medical research on Alzheimer's. After his presentation, Dr. Hodes will join a panel discussion with Senator Klobuchar and Minnesota experts on Alzheimer's, including an individual who is already diagnosed with the disease.
WHO:
- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
- Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging
- Dr. Ronald Petersen, Professor of Neurology, Cora Kanow Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research, Director, Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
- Mary Birchard, Executive Director, Minnesota Alzheimer's Association
- Julie Allen, Living with Alzheimer's
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Registration: 11:30 AM – 12 PM
Forum: 12 PM – 1:30 PM
Note: Lunch is available for purchase during registration. Food cannot be brought into the auditorium.
WHERE:
Minneapolis Public Library
Pohlad Hall (top of escalator)
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
RSVP to this event by emailing alzheimersforum@klobuchar.senate.gov. For more information, please contact Erika Nelson at (612) 727-5233.
This event is free and open to the public.
Parking is available in the underground lot or at surface lots on both Nicollet Mall and 3rd Street.