McGill Cares: Participating in Dementia Research

Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD, is Director of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA).  He is a Professor of Neurology at McGill University and a clinical neurologist with expertise in the quantification of dementia pathophysiology and preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease using biomarkers. He is also affiliated with the Douglas Research Institute, the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Department of Psychiatry, and the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University.  Dr. Rosa-Neto will talk about the type of research that is undertaken at the MCSA, the role of research volunteers, and how to become a research participant.  _______________________________  McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.          If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].