Rockville Science Cafe: Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease: What You Need to Know to Live Your Best Life with Joyonna Gamble-George, MHA, Ph.D. Tuesday, September 19th, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Zoom Registration: Link for this event is:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcO2oqD0tE9zvPKsNTqXtvZ4QyNUoUoPC

Program: Alzheimer's disease, a common dementia type, is complex, but you can lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease with a healthy lifestyle and staying active by doing things that you enjoy and that add meaning to your life. Ever wondered what happens to your brain when you have Alzheimer’s? Would you like to be able to still live well and feel empowered if you have Alzheimer’s? Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George will provide a general overview of Alzheimer’s disease and how it impacts your brain health and share a few useful tips on how to take control of your life with Alzheimer’s disease.

Presenter: With over a decade of experience discovering cures for the most common health diseases and disorders, Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George is an internationally acclaimed scientist and Visiting Research Faculty in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health. She has traveled the globe sharing her research approaches to medicine with diverse audiences, including Nobel Prize winners. Dr. Gamble-George holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biology with Honors in Mathematics from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Master of Health Administration from the University of South Florida College of Public Health, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Florida, where her research focused on illicit drug effects on cell-cell communication in the human brain and animal models of HIV-1 infection.