McCance Center for Brain Health
Event Series
Upcoming Events: Seminar Series
The McCance Center for Brain Health Seminar Series meets twice a month from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, typically on Mondays with occasional Friday sessions. The series brings together upwards of 60 faculty members and their research teams to discuss the development of brain health indicators and interventions. The series is held virtually via Zoom.
The 2025-2026 academic year series is focused on the following key themes:
- Genetics of brain aging, neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders
- Clinical trial methods and design
- Lifestyle approaches to brain health (including nutrition, metabolic, and mind-body)
- Hormesis
- Other emerging topics of interest identified by McCance Center leadership
This vibrant community of clinicians and scientists from across Mass General and its partner institutions is embracing radically new approaches to preventing brain disease and promoting brain health across the lifespan. The series often welcomes external speakers who also conduct transformational work in this field.
Beginning September 2025, we will offer Continuing Education credit for physicians and nurses.
Course Director: Rudolph Tanzi, PhD
Faculty: Gene Bowman, ND, MPH; Greg Fricchione, MD; Katherine Rosa, CNP, PhD
Course Coordinator: Elizabeth Fonseca, SM
To be added to the distribution list, contact MGH McCance Center for Brain Health at mghmccancecenterforbrainhealth@mgb.org
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commesurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should only claim credit commesurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Speaker Schedule
Additional speakers to be announced. If you would like to attend these seminars, please contact mghmccancecenterforbrainhealth@mgb.org.
- February 9, 2026
“The Alzheimer’s disease-associated gain-of-function TREM2-T96K mutation adversely affects microglial function in a sex-dependent manner”
Ana Griciuc, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Griciuc Lab
Please note: live participation only - February 23, 2026
"Staying Sharp as We Age: Integrating Lifestyle and Clinical Factors with the Latest in Biomarkers"
Jasmeer Chhatwal, MD, PhD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School - March 23, 2026
Tracy Young-Pearse, PhD
Dennis J. Selkoe Endowed Chair in Neurology
Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Young-Pearse Lab - April 6, 2026
Roy Perlis, MD, MSc
Director, Center for Quantitative Health, MGH
Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Perlis Lab - April 20, 2026
Laura Baker, PhD
Professor of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and Internal Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Advocate Health
U.S. POINTER principal investigator - May 4, 2026
Rachel Bennett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School - May 18, 2026
Roger D. Kamm, PhD
Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - June 1, 2026
Luisa Quinti, PhD
Instructor in Neurology
Genetics and Aging Research Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School - June 29, 2026
Hiroko Dodge, PhD
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director of Research Analytics, Interdisciplinary Brain Center (IBC), Massachusetts General Hospital
Prior Events
Learn more about the Center's annual symposium and watch seminar recordings here.
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