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AFTD Brings Annual Education Conference to Los Angeles

Hundreds of people whose lives have been affected by FTD will attend the 2019 AFTD Education Conference…

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AFTD Joins NIH-Funded Biomarkers Consortium

AFTD has joined the Biomarkers Consortium, an ongoing project sponsored by the Foundation for the National Institutes…

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Our Plan, Our Future

Neuroscience has been a major area of interest for me for more than 15 years. It became…

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Spotlight on…Kacy Kunesh, AFTD Board of Directors

Kacy Kunesh traveled the world after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, working as a…

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AFTD Pilot Grants Highlight Emerging Approaches to FTD Research

AFTD awarded its 2018 Pilot Grants to Paschalis Kratsios, Ph.D, of the University of Chicago, and Liam…

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AFTD Unveils 2019-2022 Strategic Plan

In December 2018, AFTD’s Board of Directors voted to adopt a new Strategic Plan for our work…

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AFTD Convenes Industry Leaders, Researchers in Miami for TDP-43 Workshop

In February, AFTD hosted a workshop on the development of TDP-43 biomarkers for FTD and ALS, bringing…

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2019 AFTD Education Conference: May 3, 2019

The 2019 AFTD Education Conference will be held today in Los Angeles. Join us for a day…

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Article on FTD Featured in U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report brought attention to FTD with a broad overview of the disease, including…

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AFTD Volunteer Featured in Recent Episode of The Alzheimer’s Podcast

AFTD volunteer Deborah Dolan was recently interviewed by the Dementia Sherpa, Christy Turner, on The Alzheimer’s Podcast….

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