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PO Box 11209
Loudonville, NY 12211

Our Next Program
April 9th, 2023

The Latest “Word” on Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases include Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS/Lou Gerhig’s disease), among others. Together these three diseases affect about 12% of the population. While there are attempts at treatment, there are no cures for these diseases. The effects of these entities are not only debilitating and demoralizing for those affected, but they can be devastating for the families as well.

fig. Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD

Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD, is a pharmacologist and neurologist currently at Boston University School of Medicine, and an Elected Fellow of the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and his M.D., Ph.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is currently a professor of Pharmacology, Neurology and the Program in Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine. He is also co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Dr. Wolozin has published 180 papers to date, including publications in Science, Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has received numerous awards throughout his career including Fellow of the Society for Skeptical Inquiry, Teacher of the year (Loyola University), A.E. Bennett Award (Soc. For Biological Psychiatry), Commissioned Officer Commendation Award (PHS), Donald B. Linsdley Award (Soc. For Neuroscience), Medical Scientist Training Fellowship, NSF Fellowship (declined), Hawk Prize for Biochemical Research (Wesleyan), Departmental Honors and Magna Cum Laude Latin honors (Wesleyan University).

Presented by

The Capital District Humanist Society

This talk will take place online on Sunday, April 9th, at 1 PM using Zoom. Current paid members of CDHS will automatically receive, via email, a link to join the talk. Anyone who is not a current paid member of CDHS is welcome to join us online by sending an email to us at [email protected] requesting the link.

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