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A special invitation to members of the Mount Sinai Health System’s planned giving societies 1889 Society Roosevelt-Muhlenberg Society 1852 Society Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:00 PM–2:00 PM A Voce—Columbus Circle 10 Columbus Circle, Third Floor New York City KINDLY RSVP BY FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH: Jacque Smith / 646.605.8702 / [email protected] Join some of Mount Sinai’s renowned leaders in neuroscience and geriatric medicine for a discussion of the latest research, technological, and therapeutic advancements for optimizing cognitive function and aging successfully. Learn how nutrition plays a key role in brain health and why some people show cognitive decline at age 60 or 70, while others can remain cognitively intact into their 90s. Opening Remarks by Eric Nestler, MD, PhD Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience Chair, Fishberg Department of Neuroscience Director, The Friedman Brain Institute Professor of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics Professor of Psychiatry Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Presentations by Vahram Haroutunian, PhD Director of the Mount Sinai NIH Brain and Tissue Repository Director of Research for the Veterans Administration Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Professor of Psychiatry Professor of Neuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Vahram Haroutunian is the acting Director of Research for the Veterans Administration Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center. He is also a major contributor to Mount Sinai’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the Mount Sinai NIH-funded Integrative Biology Approach to Complexity of Alzheimer’s Disease. In the past decade Dr. Haroutunian’s research has used molecular biological and genetic techniques, including microarray technology (DNA-chip) and laser capture microdissection in addition to neuropathological studies to understand the biological substrates of successful aging, dementia, and mental illness. Audrey K. Chun, MD Vice Chair for Clinical Programs Medical Director, Martha Stewart Center for Living Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Audrey Chun’s clinical interests include geriatric assessment, medical education, and delivery of care in the outpatient setting.She has participated in numerous panel discussions on the implications of aging in America and was featured in the 2006 FRONTLINE documentary “Living Old” which explores the modern realities of aging in urban and rural America. Currently, she is Vice Chair for Clinical Services in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Director of the Phyllis and Lee Coffey Geriatrics Associates, a primary care practice at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai. KINDLY RSVP BY FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH: Jacque Smith / 646.605.8702 / [email protected] If you do not wish to receive email communication from us, click here to unsubscribe. If you wish to have your name completely removed from our distribution list of fundraising materials, please contact us by telephone 212.659.8500 or email your name and address to [email protected]. Our privacy policy can be viewed here.
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