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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…
AFTD Joins NIH-Funded Biomarkers Consortium
AFTD has joined the Biomarkers Consortium, an ongoing project sponsored by the Foundation for the National Institutes…
Our Plan, Our Future
Neuroscience has been a major area of interest for me for more than 15 years. It became…
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…
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…
AFTD Unveils 2019-2022 Strategic Plan
In December 2018, AFTD’s Board of Directors voted to adopt a new Strategic Plan for our work…
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…
2019 AFTD Education Conference: May 3, 2019
The 2019 AFTD Education Conference will be held today in Los Angeles. Join us for a day…
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…
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….