Saturday, November 8, 2014, was a day to honor Penn Memory Center research participants and their study partners. More than 200 people attended the 8th annual Penn Memory Center Thank You Breakfast at the Inn at Penn.
With the theme of “Without research there can be no progress against Alzheimer’s disease or better understanding of healthy brain aging …and without you, there can be no research,” the annual invitation-only breakfast thanks research participants for their contribution to Penn’s Alzheimer’s disease research.
John Trojanowski, MD, PhD, director of Penn’s Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center; Steven E. Arnold, MD, director of the Penn Memory Center; Jason Karlawish, MD, associate director of the Penn Memory Center; David Wolk, MD, assistant director of the Penn Memory Center; Felicia Greenfield, LCSW, associate director for clinical and research operations at the Penn Memory Center; Marianne Watson, RN, PMC’s senior research nurse, and Tigist Hailu,PMC’s coordinator for diversity in research, presented the latest results from their research studies as well as updates on Penn Memory Center programs and upcoming research opportunities.