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ASK THE DOC
The Caregiver’s Perspective
Steve O’ Leary and Virginia Naeve
December 14, 2023
The link between scent and memory
Michael Leon, PhD
November 2, 2023
Recent updates on clinical trials
Steven Tam, MD
August 24, 2023
What is Huntington’s Disease?
Leslie Thompson, PhD
May 11, 2023
An update on blood tests for Alzheimer’s
Mark Mapstone, PhD
April 27, 2023
SPOTLIGHT ON CARE
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Helpful Caregiving Tips (Part 1)
Virginia Naeve
May 9, 2024
Supporting Patients and Families; A Geriatrician’s Perspective
Nathaniel Chin, MD
April 11, 2024
Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Care
S. Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD
February 8, 2024
Keeping the Holidays and Celebrations Happy, Healthy and Safe
Dr. Miriam Galindo
December 14, 2023
Cognitive Testing
Dr. Michelle McDonnell
December 7, 2023
Why You Should Start Early with End of Life Wishes and Details
Susan Papiri
November 16, 2023
Reducing Caregiver Stress
Dr. Natali Edmonds
June 15, 2023
Caregiving Two Years Later; a Revisit with Lisa Up de Graff
Lisa Up de Graff
May 18, 2023
Long Distance Caregiving
Irene Olson
April 20, 2023
Alzheimer’s Disease and the Rise in Pseudomedicine
Joshua Grill, PhD
March 9, 2023
Caring for a famous parent with Alzheimer’s
Patti Davis
January 17, 2023
Wandering
Erin Light, MA
November 10, 2022
The Genetics of Alzheimer’s disease
Lindsay Hohsfield, PhD
October 27, 2022
Choosing the Right Hospice Care
Heather Kruse, RN
September 20, 2022
Taking Away the Car Keys
Jeanette Marantos and Bob Simpson
September 8, 2022
Traveling with a Loved One Affected by Alzheimer’s
Jeanette Marantos
August 25, 2022
When You’re Not the Caregiver: Guilt and Grief
Cindy Weinstein
June 16, 2022
Caring for a Child with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Jim Russell
April 14, 2022
Cognitive impairment from a physician’s point of view
Steven Tam, MD
March 31, 2022
End-of-life planning
Roger Lisabeth
February 24, 2022
Creating a safe living space for your loved one
Mark Wilson
December 28, 2021
Keeping the holidays and celebrations happy, healthy and safe
Dr. Miriam Galindo
December 16, 2021
Parenting while caring for someone with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
David Willke
November 18, 2021
How to Care for Yourself as a Caregiver
Linda Abbit, MS
October 28, 2021
Legal Issues After a Dementia Diagnosis
Stephen Magro, JD
September 27, 2021
Support Groups
Cleo Dougherty
September 23, 2021
Alzheimer’s and the Family: Concerns, Communication, and Compassion
Keith Swayne
September 17, 2021
Investigating Living Arrangements Outside of the Home
Joe Gonzalez
September 7, 2021
Making New Memories
Roger Riley
August 26, 2021
How to Talk to Someone with Dementia
Pam Ostrowski, CDP, CDC
August 17, 2021
Investigating In-Home Care
Mark Wilson
July 29, 2021
The dangers of denial
Elizabeth Lonseth
August 17, 2023
Person-Centered Care and Empathy
Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf, PsyD
July 15, 2021
Personality Change Challenges and Medications
Denny Barker
June 16, 2021
Doctor Visits and Medication Management
Kim Bailey, MSG
May 20, 2021
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: A Daughter’s Story
Chelsea Cox
April 26, 2021
Navigating Anger and Frustration
Roger Lisabeth
April 22, 2021
Dilemmas with Diagnosis
Lisa Up De Graff
March 25, 2021
Learning to Adjust
Dee Ransom
November 22, 2022
Recognizing the Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Bill Edwards
February 2, 2021
Meet the Co-Hosts
Steve O’Leary and Virginia Naeve
January 21, 2021
TRUTH OR MYTH
Truth or Myth? “Only those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease can participate in clinical trials.”
Christian Salazar, PhD, MPH
March 28, 2023
ACCELERATING DISCOVERY
RAMP, a collaborative program with UCI MIND and School of Medicine at UCI
Elizabeth Head, PhD
September 1, 2023
CRSPR Editing for Cell Replacement Therapy
Jean Paul Chadarevian
February 09, 2023
Research & Education in Memory Impairments & Neurological Disorders
REMIND Co-Chairs
July 8, 2022
Training the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease researchers
Elizabeth Head, PhD
February 28, 2022
Possible environmental contributors to AD
Masashi Kitazawa, PhD
January 7, 2022
A Systems Biology Approach to Researching Alzheimer’s
Vivek Swarup, PhD
December 9, 2021
Research Participation in Latino Communities
Christian Salazar, PhD, MPH
July 22, 2021
MODEL-AD
Stefania Forner, PhD
April 1, 2021
Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium for Down Syndrome (ABC-DS)
Mark Mapstone, PhD
February 4, 2021
BE THE SOLUTION
Why I support brain donation?
Steve O’Leary, UCI MIND supporter
January 10, 2024
Why I participate in aging research
Doreen Villars, 25-Year Research Participant
July 6, 2023
Why I Advocate for UCI MIND
Virginia Naeve, UCI MIND Supporter
September 29, 2022
Why I’m Donating My Brain to UCI MIND
Ken Pao, Research Participant and Supporter, UCI MIND
March 15, 2022
Why I participate in research at UCI MIND
Ann Quilter, Research Participant and Advocate, UCI MIND
January 13, 2022
Why I Advocate for UCI MIND
Roger Lisabeth, Advocate, UCI MIND Leadership Council
November 30, 2021
Why I Participate in the Longitudinal Study at UCI MIND
Juanita Wyatt, Research Participant
October 8, 2021
Why I donate to UCI MIND
Keith Swayne, Member, UCI MIND Leadership Council
March 18, 2021
Down Syndrome Program
Paula Gann, Study Partner
February 25, 2021
MEET THE TEAM
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Romina Romero, PhD, MPH
September 19, 2024
Research Clinician
Neetha Basheer, MD
May 4, 2023
Neuropsychologist
Maria Corona, PhD
May 4, 2023
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Research Nurse
Melanie Tallakson, DNP, FNP
January 12, 2023
Clinical Research Coordinator
Diana Ngo
November 3, 2022
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
Mary Nguyen
April 7, 2022
Chief Administrative Officer
Andrea Wasserman
September 30, 2021
Clinical Research Nurse
Beatriz Vides, MSN, RN
July 1, 2021
Director of Asian American Community Outreach
Hye-Won Shin, PhD
May 27, 2021
Director of Development and Donor Stewardship
Linda Scheck
April 29, 2021
Manager of Clinical Research Operations
Shirley Sirivong
January 28, 2021