FTD Research Mini-Series: All About MRIs with Dr. Howie Rosen of UCSF

As a follow up to our recap of Day 2, we interviewed Dr. Howie Rosen to learn more about MRIs and how they're used in the ALLFTD Study and in diagnosing FTD. Dr. Howie Rosen, is a behavioral neurologist and holds the Dorothy Kirsten French Foundation Endowed Professorship for Parkinsonian and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders.  He is an investigator on multiple federal and state-funded research grants and serves as director of the California State Alzheimer’s Disease Center at UCSF, associate director of UCSF’s federally funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, director of UCSF’s Behavioral Neurology Training Program, and director of Curriculum for the Global Brain Health Institute. And, he is one of the three ALLFTD Principal Investigators. We loved Dr. Rosen! Enjoy the science side of our experience, you guys! Special thank you to the ALLFTD Study for their support in the creation of this series. You can support Remember Me by visiting our website www.remembermeftd.com where you can shop our merch, join re-members only or donate. You can follow us on instagram @remembermepodcast. ---- Today's sponsor is The Bluefield Project: The Bluefield Project to Cure FTD, is on a mission to support research to improve our understanding of a genetic form of Frontotemporal dementia, and to help find a cure for this devastating disease. So how can you help? If FTD runs in your family, participating in a Natural History Study, or in a therapeutic clinical trial, makes an enormous contribution. To learn more, please go to ftdregistry.org ---- Remember Me is a podcast created by two moms who became fast friends on Instagram while caregiving for their parents. It features stories of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) with a focus on remembering individuals for who they were before the disease. The stories shared are raw, real, and so full of love. We hope it inspires you to "accept the good." ____ The Remember Me Podcast + Community provides resources, connection and understanding for families, caregivers and people affected by Frontotemporal Dementia. For all things RM, join us over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, visit our website www.remembermeftd.com or follow us on Instagram!