Charleston Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (CCAD)
@the-ccad.bsky.social
Transforming the way medical research is funded by investing in early-career researchers with innovative ideas. #CCAD
TODAY! Join us at 1PM EST for Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively. Don’t miss this conversation with Kaitlin Casaletto and our #CCAD alumni panel.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TODAY! Join us at 1PM EST for Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively. Don’t miss this conversation with Kaitlin Casaletto and our #CCAD alumni panel.
Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Struggling with collaborating and sharing data effectively? You are not alone! Join us 12/8 for practical tips and real experiences from keynote speaker, Kaitlin Casaletto, and the CCAD alumni panel.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Struggling with collaborating and sharing data effectively? You are not alone! Join us 12/8 for practical tips and real experiences from keynote speaker, Kaitlin Casaletto, and the CCAD alumni panel.
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Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
The next Zoom Your Career webinar is coming up on Dec 8 at 1 PM EST! Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively with Kaitlin Casaletto, Tessa Harrison, Charisse Winston, Alaina Reagan, and moderator Joseph Castellano.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The next Zoom Your Career webinar is coming up on Dec 8 at 1 PM EST! Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively with Kaitlin Casaletto, Tessa Harrison, Charisse Winston, Alaina Reagan, and moderator Joseph Castellano.
Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Join us on December 8 at 1 PM EST for our next Zoom Your Career webinar:
“Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively: Lessons learned, best practices, and navigating challenging personalities in scientific collaborations.”
“Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively: Lessons learned, best practices, and navigating challenging personalities in scientific collaborations.”
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Join us on December 8 at 1 PM EST for our next Zoom Your Career webinar:
“Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively: Lessons learned, best practices, and navigating challenging personalities in scientific collaborations.”
“Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively: Lessons learned, best practices, and navigating challenging personalities in scientific collaborations.”
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Excited to share new work from the lab showing that FTD causing mutations in tau cause widespread defects in microglia function
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cell autonomous microglia defects in a stem cell model of frontotemporal dementia tau - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Cell autonomous microglia defects in a stem cell model of frontotemporal dementia tau
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Excited to share new work from the lab showing that FTD causing mutations in tau cause widespread defects in microglia function
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Join us in congratulating the CCAD Cohort of 2026! We look forward to their innovative contributions to the field of Alzheimer’s disease and the CCAD community.
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersDisease #NewVisionResearch
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersDisease #NewVisionResearch
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Join us in congratulating the CCAD Cohort of 2026! We look forward to their innovative contributions to the field of Alzheimer’s disease and the CCAD community.
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersDisease #NewVisionResearch
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersDisease #NewVisionResearch
Couldn’t make it to this week’s Zoom Your Career webinar with Dr. Malu Tansey? You missed an insightful discussion on managing grant and lab finances!
Save the date for our next session on December 8th at 1pm EST on Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively.
#ZoomYourCareer #FundingStrategy
Save the date for our next session on December 8th at 1pm EST on Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively.
#ZoomYourCareer #FundingStrategy
October 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Couldn’t make it to this week’s Zoom Your Career webinar with Dr. Malu Tansey? You missed an insightful discussion on managing grant and lab finances!
Save the date for our next session on December 8th at 1pm EST on Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively.
#ZoomYourCareer #FundingStrategy
Save the date for our next session on December 8th at 1pm EST on Collaborating and Sharing Data Effectively.
#ZoomYourCareer #FundingStrategy
3 MORE DAYS! Managing grants and finances isn’t the fun part of research but it is one of the most important. Learn practical tips from Dr. Malu Tansey at our next Zoom Your Career webinar this Monday (10/6) at 1pm.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
3 MORE DAYS! Managing grants and finances isn’t the fun part of research but it is one of the most important. Learn practical tips from Dr. Malu Tansey at our next Zoom Your Career webinar this Monday (10/6) at 1pm.
Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Keeping a lab funded isn’t easy. We’re here to help! Join us on Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST for our next Zoom Your Career webinar on Managing Grant and Lab Finances with Malu Tansey, Julia TCW, and Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, moderated by Sarah DeVos.
Save your spot today -> us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Save your spot today -> us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Keeping a lab funded isn’t easy. We’re here to help! Join us on Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST for our next Zoom Your Career webinar on Managing Grant and Lab Finances with Malu Tansey, Julia TCW, and Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, moderated by Sarah DeVos.
Save your spot today -> us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Save your spot today -> us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Keeping your lab funded is one of the toughest challenges in research. Learn strategies for managing grants and diversifying funding sources from keynote speaker, Dr. Malu Tansey!
📅 Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST
💻 Free to attend
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST
💻 Free to attend
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Keeping your lab funded is one of the toughest challenges in research. Learn strategies for managing grants and diversifying funding sources from keynote speaker, Dr. Malu Tansey!
📅 Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST
💻 Free to attend
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Oct 6 @ 1 PM EST
💻 Free to attend
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Struggling to navigate grant funding and lab finances? You’re not alone! Join keynote speaker, Dr. Malu Tansey, and #CCAD alumni colleagues as they share strategies for building a sustainable funding pipeline. Registration required.
📅 Oct 6th at 1PM EST
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Oct 6th at 1PM EST
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Struggling to navigate grant funding and lab finances? You’re not alone! Join keynote speaker, Dr. Malu Tansey, and #CCAD alumni colleagues as they share strategies for building a sustainable funding pipeline. Registration required.
📅 Oct 6th at 1PM EST
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Oct 6th at 1PM EST
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Are you an ATP!?!
We are hosting our 2nd annual CNS MET Symposium 12/3/25 and are searching for early-career researchers to highlight as All-star Trainee Presentations (ATPs).
Up to 4 individuals will be invited for an all-expense paid trip to beautiful Lexington KY.
Apply here! rb.gy/3zk4cm
We are hosting our 2nd annual CNS MET Symposium 12/3/25 and are searching for early-career researchers to highlight as All-star Trainee Presentations (ATPs).
Up to 4 individuals will be invited for an all-expense paid trip to beautiful Lexington KY.
Apply here! rb.gy/3zk4cm
August 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Are you an ATP!?!
We are hosting our 2nd annual CNS MET Symposium 12/3/25 and are searching for early-career researchers to highlight as All-star Trainee Presentations (ATPs).
Up to 4 individuals will be invited for an all-expense paid trip to beautiful Lexington KY.
Apply here! rb.gy/3zk4cm
We are hosting our 2nd annual CNS MET Symposium 12/3/25 and are searching for early-career researchers to highlight as All-star Trainee Presentations (ATPs).
Up to 4 individuals will be invited for an all-expense paid trip to beautiful Lexington KY.
Apply here! rb.gy/3zk4cm
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🔥New preprint from the lab! Led by @rileyirmen.bsky.social
Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance
📍 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666872v1
🧵 on how tau disrupts the metabolism–excitability balance in Alzheimer’s disease
Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance
📍 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666872v1
🧵 on how tau disrupts the metabolism–excitability balance in Alzheimer’s disease
Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not only characterized by amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau pathology, but also by early and progressive disruptions in metabolism. Neuronal excitability is tightly coupled with me...
biorxiv.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🔥New preprint from the lab! Led by @rileyirmen.bsky.social
Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance
📍 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666872v1
🧵 on how tau disrupts the metabolism–excitability balance in Alzheimer’s disease
Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance
📍 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666872v1
🧵 on how tau disrupts the metabolism–excitability balance in Alzheimer’s disease
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What if we could detect Alzheimer’s before it steals memories?
BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipient Dr. Mark Ebbert of @uksbcoa.bsky.social is using powerful new technology to reveal subtle molecular changes that may lead to an early diagnostic test.
Read more. ⤵️
BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipient Dr. Mark Ebbert of @uksbcoa.bsky.social is using powerful new technology to reveal subtle molecular changes that may lead to an early diagnostic test.
Read more. ⤵️
The Early Alzheimer’s Signals We’ve Been Missing (Until Now)
Using advanced genetic sequencing, BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research-funded scientist Dr. Mark Ebbert is identifying overlooked changes in the brain that could finally unlock a way to diagnose ...
www.brightfocus.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What if we could detect Alzheimer’s before it steals memories?
BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipient Dr. Mark Ebbert of @uksbcoa.bsky.social is using powerful new technology to reveal subtle molecular changes that may lead to an early diagnostic test.
Read more. ⤵️
BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipient Dr. Mark Ebbert of @uksbcoa.bsky.social is using powerful new technology to reveal subtle molecular changes that may lead to an early diagnostic test.
Read more. ⤵️
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I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust on their Research Renaissance podcast! I talk about sex differences in Alzheimer's disease risk and optimizing women's brain health.
A link for those interested: open.spotify.com/episode/3ou4...
A link for those interested: open.spotify.com/episode/3ou4...
Unlocking Sex-Based Differences in Alzheimer’s Risk with Dr. Rachel Buckley
Research Renaissance: Exploring the Future of Brain Science · Episode
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July 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust on their Research Renaissance podcast! I talk about sex differences in Alzheimer's disease risk and optimizing women's brain health.
A link for those interested: open.spotify.com/episode/3ou4...
A link for those interested: open.spotify.com/episode/3ou4...
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Thanks you George for hosting me on @togetherforsharon.bsky.social !!! The work you do is incredibly inspirational to our research team #TanseyLab4.0 #StarkNeuroscience 🤓 🧠🙏🏽
Q & A with Sharon's son, George. Episode 260 Special Guest: Dr Malu Tansey, The Role of Inflammation and Immune System Responses in Brain Health & Parkinson’s Disease.
Listen to The TogetherForSharon® Podcast on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6xoG...
Listen to The TogetherForSharon® Podcast on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6xoG...
Q & A with Sharon's son, George. Episode 260 Special Guest: Dr Malu Tansey, The Role of Inflammation and Immune System Responses in Brain Health & Parkinson’s Disease.
The TogetherForSharon® Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thanks you George for hosting me on @togetherforsharon.bsky.social !!! The work you do is incredibly inspirational to our research team #TanseyLab4.0 #StarkNeuroscience 🤓 🧠🙏🏽
This progress traces back to 2013, when #CCAD seed-funding supported Dr. John "Keoni" Kauwe's early work. A powerful example of how investing in early-career scientists pays off!
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Halia Therapeutics Completes First-in-Human Phase 1 Study of HT-4253, a Novel LRRK2 Inhibitor Targeting Neuroinflammation | Halia Therapeutics
– Completion of SAD/MAD trial marks advancement toward further clinical development of HT-4253 in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases –
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June 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This progress traces back to 2013, when #CCAD seed-funding supported Dr. John "Keoni" Kauwe's early work. A powerful example of how investing in early-career scientists pays off!
haliatx.com/halia-therap...
haliatx.com/halia-therap...
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🧠 New preprint alert! We are excited to present the neurofibrillary tangle maturity scale, which integrates tangle maturity scores of pretangles, mature tangles, and ghost tangles to summarize tangle maturity predilection in the tissue. @drneurochic.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Neurofibrillary Tangle Maturity Scale: A Novel Framework for Tangle Pathology Evaluation in Alzheimer's Disease
Neurofibrillary tangles are dynamic neuropathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease with a hypothesized lifespan morphologically-defined by three maturity levels: pretangles, mature tangles, and ghos...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🧠 New preprint alert! We are excited to present the neurofibrillary tangle maturity scale, which integrates tangle maturity scores of pretangles, mature tangles, and ghost tangles to summarize tangle maturity predilection in the tissue. @drneurochic.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to share our first publication in @npjdementia from #TanseyLab2and3ptO by Mackenzie Bolen & team in collaboration with Zach McEachin @emorygenetics.bsky.social Marla Gearing @emorycnd @melissamurray.bsky.social @mayojax www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Multiplex digital spatial profiling identifies subregion dependent targeted proteome changes across variants of dementia - npj Dementia
npj Dementia - Multiplex digital spatial profiling identifies subregion dependent targeted proteome changes across variants of dementia
www.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Excited to share our first publication in @npjdementia from #TanseyLab2and3ptO by Mackenzie Bolen & team in collaboration with Zach McEachin @emorygenetics.bsky.social Marla Gearing @emorycnd @melissamurray.bsky.social @mayojax www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social investigators @miriammerad.bsky.social Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize.org Healthspan competition. Learn More 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
June 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social investigators @miriammerad.bsky.social Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize.org Healthspan competition. Learn More 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
We’re looking for early-career investigators with bold ideas—especially those exploring areas beyond amyloid and tau. Nominate them for a chance to attend #CCAD2026! 🧠
Submit your nomination ➡️ newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
#AlzheimersDisease #ResearchFunding #NewVisionResearch
Submit your nomination ➡️ newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
#AlzheimersDisease #ResearchFunding #NewVisionResearch
May 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We’re looking for early-career investigators with bold ideas—especially those exploring areas beyond amyloid and tau. Nominate them for a chance to attend #CCAD2026! 🧠
Submit your nomination ➡️ newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
#AlzheimersDisease #ResearchFunding #NewVisionResearch
Submit your nomination ➡️ newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
#AlzheimersDisease #ResearchFunding #NewVisionResearch
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to attend #CCAD2026. If selected, they will compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant from #NewVisionResearch!
View nomination criteria here 👉 newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
Nominate here 👉 airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
View nomination criteria here 👉 newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
Nominate here 👉 airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
May 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to attend #CCAD2026. If selected, they will compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant from #NewVisionResearch!
View nomination criteria here 👉 newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
Nominate here 👉 airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
View nomination criteria here 👉 newvisionresearch.org/ccad-2026/
Nominate here 👉 airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
Did you miss the April #CCAD Connections Newsletter? It features highlights from the CCAD Reunion Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a research focus by Fabienne Poulain, a research update from Christina Young, alumni spotlights & more.
Check it out-> newvisionresearch.org/2025/05/2025...
Check it out-> newvisionresearch.org/2025/05/2025...
2025 April CCAD Connections – New Vision Research
newvisionresearch.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Did you miss the April #CCAD Connections Newsletter? It features highlights from the CCAD Reunion Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a research focus by Fabienne Poulain, a research update from Christina Young, alumni spotlights & more.
Check it out-> newvisionresearch.org/2025/05/2025...
Check it out-> newvisionresearch.org/2025/05/2025...
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant!
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
May 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant!
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding