Tag: Auriel Willette

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.10.10-10.14

    The Academic Minute for 2016.10.10-10.14

    Academic Minute from 10.10 – 10.14 Monday, October 10th Natasha Rajah – McGill University Middle-Aged Memory Decline Natasha Rajah received her PhD at the University of Toronto and received her postdoctoral training at the University Berkeley. She began working at the Douglas Institute in 2005 as assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry. In 2007, she…

  • Auriel Willette, Iowa State University – Alzheimer’s Disease and the Immune System

    Auriel Willette, Iowa State University – Alzheimer’s Disease and the Immune System

    There’s a new area in the body to focus on in Alzheimer’s research. Auriel Willette, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University, says the immune system has a role to play beyond fighting off illnesses. Dr. Willette’s laboratory examines the impact of obesity on the structure and function of the…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.10.10)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.10.10)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.10.10 Monday, October 10th Natasha Rajah of McGill University explores when memory decline starts to occur during natural aging. Tuesday, October 11th Auriel Willette of Iowa State University discusses how the immune system has a role to play to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Wednesday, October 12th Daniel Tennant of the…