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The Harvard-Oxford Program in Epidemiology Mini-Symposium: Developments in Neuroepidemiology

May 20th, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Speakers

10:00AM: Welcome and introductionAlbert Hofman, MD, PhDStephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and Clinical EpidemiologyChair, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

10:05AM: Multiple sclerosis is a rare complication of EBV infectionAlberto Ascherio, MD, DrPHProfessor of Epidemiology and NutritionDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

10:35AM: Discussion

10:40AM: The interplay between age, apolipoprotein E and dementiaCornelia M. van Duijn, PhD, FMedSciProfessor of EpidemiologyNuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford

11:10AM: Discussion

11:15AM: Hearing impairment as a potential modifiable risk factor for dementiaThomas Littlejohns, MSc, PhDSenior Epidemiologist, Translational Epidemiology UnitNuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford

11:25AM: Discussion

11:30AM: Long-Term Dietary Intake and Subjective Cognitive DeclineTian-Shin Yeh, MD, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Oxford Program in EpidemiologyDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

11:40AM: Discussion

11:45AM: End

Details

Date: May 20th, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events, University-wide Events
Event types: Conferences and Symposia

Venue

Virtual
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