Arrival and room check in

Registration of Participants     [Frangipane room]

Opening Speech and Presentations AFI, AN, FVA, and SF     [Fresco room]

Coen van Deursen (AN & ERA-AD Coordinator)
Anne Pfitzer-Bilsing (AFI)
Marion Levy (FVA)
Aurélien Lathuilière (SF)

Welcome Buffet     [Caligari room]

Short Introduction Games/Presentations and Drinks     [Fresco room]

Opening     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Coen van Deursen (AN)

Neuropsychological Diagnosis and Clinical Symptoms of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Stefan Bläsi (Basel, Switzerland)

Genetics of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Gaël Nicolas (Rouen, France)

Discussion with the participants

Stefan Bläsi & Gaël Nicolas

Coffee Break

The Role of Amyloid in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Jeroen Hoozemans (Basel, Switzerland)

The Role of Tau in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Luc Buée (Lille, France)

Discussion with the participants

Jeroen Hoozemans & Luc Buée

Lunch Break

Professional Development Session 1: Pitching your Research
[J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa / Capitano / PC rooms]
All Monday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Coffee Break

Social Activity: local winery visit and wine tasting
Dinner in the Village

Neuroinflammation in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Róisín McManus (Bonn, Germany)

Microglia in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Bart Eggen (Groningen, the Netherlands)

Discussion with the participants

Róisín McManus & Bart Eggen

Coffee Break

Professional Development Session 2: Hurdles for Early Career Researchers
[J. da Bertinoro room]
All Tuesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Lunch Break

Single-Cell Omics and Bioinformatics in AD Research: Adding Dots versus Connecting Dots in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Evgenia Salta (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Protein Degradation and Autophagy in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Christian Behl (Mainz, Germany)

Discussion with the participants

Evgenia Salta & Christian Behl

Coffee Break

Professional Development Session 3: Grant Writing     [J. da Bertinoro room]
All Tuesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Pizza in the Village

Advancements in the AD Imaging Field     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Elsmarieke van de Giessen (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Keynote Lecture: The Future of Fluid Biomarkers in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Henrik Zetterberg (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Coffee Break

Professional Development Session 4: Debate
[J. da Bertinoro room]
- Keynote Speaker, Faculty, and other available Speakers
- Debate with prepared statements regarding the future directions of the AD (fluid biomarker) research field

Lunch Break

Professional Development Session 5: The Path to Becoming an Independent Researcher
[J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa / PC rooms]
All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Coffee Break

Professional Development Session 6: How to Find Your Research Niche
[J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa rooms]
All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Dinner in the Village

Professional Development Session 7: Academic Mentorship
[J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa rooms]
All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers

Overview of Current and Future Treatments of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Frank Jessen (Cologne, Germany)

Discussion with the participants

Frank Jessen

Coffee Break

Prevention of AD and the Influence of Lifestyle Factors     [J. da Bertinoro room]

Cécilia Samieri (Bordeaux, France)

Discussion with the participants

Cécilia Samieri

Closing the ERA-AD

Travel back to Bologna via bus, boxed lunch Provided