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The 13th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18. The symposium, hosted by UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, M.D., the founding director of Sanders-Brown. Markesbery's legacy of groundbreaking research has formed the bedrock for our quest to understand and treat Alzheimer's disease and to improve the quality of life of older adults. 

The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) will host its 12th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia this weekend. The event is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, M.D., founding director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Markesbery's legacy of groundbreaking research formed the bedrock for the quest by researchers at the SBCoA to understand and treat Alzheimer's disease and to improve the quality of life of older adults.

The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging's annual Markesbery Symposium is this Saturday November 19th at Central Bank Center in Lexington. Dr. Greg gets a preview from Dr. Pete Nelson, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The symposium is free and open to the public.

The team of 12 researchers is lead by Donna Wilcock.

The scientific session features two leaders in the Alzheimer’s and dementia field as the event’s keynote speakers. Attendees will hear from Ann McKee, M.D., of Boston University. McKee is a leader in the study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. She will be joined by Josh Grill, Ph.D., of University of California Irvine. Grill is a leader in clinical trial design and recruitment. Additionally, four Sanders-Brown Center of Aging researchers will participate in the program.