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Does DNA editing cause Alzheimer’s disease?

Jerold Chun, MD, PhD

DateSep 16, 2020
Time2:00-3:00PM PT
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One in 10 people over the age of 65 is living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)—and there is no cure. New research shows that certain edits of the brain’s genetic blueprint may underlie the disease. Learn how existing FDA-approved medicines may offer near-term hope to treat this devastating type of dementia. 

Speaker

Jerold Chun, MD, PhD

Professor
Degenerative Diseases Program

Senior Vice President
Neuroscience Drug Discovery
Neuroscience and Aging Research Center