Fri February 16, 2018
The Fountain of Youth? Swiss Alumni event with Tony Wyss-Coray
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What if scientific discovery could mimic the fountain of youth? At this event, University of Bern alumni and Stanford Professor of Neurology Tony Wyss-Coray will present his groundbreaking research on neurodegeneration and how scientific innovation could change the way humans age.
This event is intended for Swiss Alumni based in the Bay Area. A limited number of public tickets are available.
Special guests include students from the Swiss School of Engineering and Business Vaud (HEIG-VD).
Program
6:00 doors open 6:30 presentation and Q&A 7:30 networking 9:00 end
Bio
Tony Wyss-Coray is a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, the co-director of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the associate director of the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration at the Palo Alto VA. His lab investigates the role of immune responses in brain aging and neurodegeneration with a focus on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. He has received many honors and for his work, including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, 2015; the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, 2015; the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, 2013; and the Veterans Administration Senior Research Career Scientist Award, 2012; he has spoken at Google Zeitgeist, Global TED and the World Economic Forum.
Image: Lucas Cranach, "Der Jungbrunnen," Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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This event is intended for Swiss Alumni based in the Bay Area. A limited number of public tickets are available.
Special guests include students from the Swiss School of Engineering and Business Vaud (HEIG-VD).
Program
6:00 doors open 6:30 presentation and Q&A 7:30 networking 9:00 end
Bio
Tony Wyss-Coray is a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, the co-director of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the associate director of the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration at the Palo Alto VA. His lab investigates the role of immune responses in brain aging and neurodegeneration with a focus on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. He has received many honors and for his work, including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, 2015; the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, 2015; the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, 2013; and the Veterans Administration Senior Research Career Scientist Award, 2012; he has spoken at Google Zeitgeist, Global TED and the World Economic Forum.
Image: Lucas Cranach, "Der Jungbrunnen," Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
What if scientific discovery could mimic the fountain of youth? At this event, University of Bern alumni and Stanford Professor of Neurology Tony Wyss-Coray will present his groundbreaking research on neurodegeneration and how scientific innovation could change the way humans age.
This event is intended for Swiss Alumni based in the Bay Area. A limited number of public tickets are available.
Special guests include students from the Swiss School of Engineering and Business Vaud (HEIG-VD).
Program
6:00 doors open 6:30 presentation and Q&A 7:30 networking 9:00 end
Bio
Tony Wyss-Coray is a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, the co-director of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the associate director of the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration at the Palo Alto VA. His lab investigates the role of immune responses in brain aging and neurodegeneration with a focus on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. He has received many honors and for his work, including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, 2015; the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, 2015; the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, 2013; and the Veterans Administration Senior Research Career Scientist Award, 2012; he has spoken at Google Zeitgeist, Global TED and the World Economic Forum.
Image: Lucas Cranach, "Der Jungbrunnen," Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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This event is intended for Swiss Alumni based in the Bay Area. A limited number of public tickets are available.
Special guests include students from the Swiss School of Engineering and Business Vaud (HEIG-VD).
Program
6:00 doors open 6:30 presentation and Q&A 7:30 networking 9:00 end
Bio
Tony Wyss-Coray is a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, the co-director of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the associate director of the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration at the Palo Alto VA. His lab investigates the role of immune responses in brain aging and neurodegeneration with a focus on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. He has received many honors and for his work, including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, 2015; the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, 2015; the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, 2013; and the Veterans Administration Senior Research Career Scientist Award, 2012; he has spoken at Google Zeitgeist, Global TED and the World Economic Forum.
Image: Lucas Cranach, "Der Jungbrunnen," Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Pier 17, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94111
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