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We host a free virtual learning opportunity each Thursday, featuring experts and researchers from the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (KU ADRC) and affiliates.

Presentations focus on understanding risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease, the latest research in preventing Alzheimer’s, and what we know about brain health and aging. 

Weekly Webinar with KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Thursdays from 2-2:30 pm

Therapeutic Diets in Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Russell Swerdlow | March 28, 2024

Join us for to learn more about the Therapeutic Diets that Dr. Swerdlow studies. On Thursday, March 25, Dr. Swerdlow will talk about the KETO diet and a study examing that diet along with a heart healthy diet. 

Dr. Russell Swerdlow is a professor in the Departments of Neurology, Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He directs the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, its Neurodegenerative Disorders Program, and the Heartland Center for Mitochondrial Medicine. He received undergraduate and MD degrees from New York University and trained as a neurologist and Alzheimer’s specialist at the University of Virginia. He holds the Gene and Marge Sweeney Chair at the University of Kansas and is a recipient of an S. Weir Mitchell Award from the American Academy of Neurology, a Cotzias Award from the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, a Chancellor’s Club Research Award from the University of Kansas, a Dolph Simons Research Achievement Award in the Biomedical Sciences from the University of Kansas, and the Oskar Fischer Prize. From 2017-2021 he sat on the NIA Board of Scientific Counselors. He previously chaired the CurePSP Foundation's Research Committee and chaired the Commonwealth of Virginia's Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission. He currently serves on advisory committees for several biomedical Foundations, and on the editorial boards of several biomedical research journals. Dr. Swerdlow’s research focuses on brain energy metabolism, its role in Alzheimer’s disease, and its therapeutic manipulation.

Dr. Swerdlow has over 25 years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of patients with memory complaints, cognitive disorders, and behavioral disorders.

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Our Weekly Webinars are offered as part of the MyAlliance for Brain Health program. If you have not already signed up for MyAlliance, please do so today!

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KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

KU Clinical Research Center
4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Mailstop 6002
Fairway, KS 66205
913-588-0555
Email: kuadrc@kumc.edu