Current News and Events

Summer 2025

• June 13, 2025
  • Dr. Woodie presented The Communication of Time: Pathways of Brain-Body Signaling in the Maintenance of Circadian Health at our June meeting. 
• June, 2025
  • The Institute hosted undergraduate students in collaboration with the Expanding the Pipeline to Graduate Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (EPGRAD) Program. https://publichealth.gwu.edu/programs/epgrad 
• June 3, 2025 
  • The Institute hosted a screening of the Caregiving documentary in Lisner Auditorium. https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/caregiving-new-landmark-pbs-documentary-highlighting-the-challenges-and-triumphs-of-caregiving-in-america 

Spring 2025

• May 12, 2025
  • The Institute participated in a strategic retreat reflecting on the past year, identifying goals and projects, and discussing our activities moving forward. 

• April 16, 2025

  • The Institute hosted a table at the Center/Institute Research Showcase at the GW School of Public Health Research Day.

  

• April 11, 2025

  • In place of an April meeting, Institute members attended the Inaugural Cherry Blossom Dementia Symposium hosted by GW Neurology.

    

• April 10, 2025 
  • In collaboration with PHSA for National Public Health Week, the Institute hosted a screening and discussion of PBS & WETA's new Caregiving documentary. Panelists included members Dr. Melinda Power and Dr. Christina Prather, Professor Alison Barkoff, and Dean Brenner. Find a recording of the event here!

• March 19, 2025
  • The Institute hosted a Lunch and Learn featuring GW alumni Erin Bennett, where she talked about early career experiences and offered advice to current students. 

• March 14, 2025
  • Dr. Antonio Puente presented the Current state of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis at our March monthly Institute meeting. 
• February 27, 2025
  • Institute director Dr. Melinda Power hosted an Ask Me Anything chat, where students asked about her career, current research projects, and life! 

• February 14, 2025
  • Our Institute faculty had the opportunity to meet each other and share their current research interests and projects.
• January 10, 2025
  • Dr. Lorens Helmchen presented AI-Enabled Conversations to Measure Mental Status and Manage Psychotropic Medication Use, on the use of AI tools to analyze speech in elderly adults to detect changes in mood and mental acuity. 

Fall 2024

Institute Monthly Meetings 

• December 13, 2024
  • Dr. Christina Prather gave Institute members an overview of the CMS GUIDE program.
• November 15, 2024 
  •  Institute members met to review the past year's achievements and plans for the new school year!