invite to a free webinar
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
11am-12pm ET / 8-9am PT
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featuring
Alice Luo Clayton, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, McKnight Brain Research Foundation
Moderator
Sergey Young
AFAR Board Member; Founder, BOLD Longevity Growth Fund; Author, The Science and Technology of Growing Young
Moderator
Leah Acker, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurobiology, Duke University; 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient
Panelist
Denise J. Cai, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; 2023 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient
Panelist
Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
President and CEO, Alto Neuroscience
Panelist
Mariam Khayretdinova
CEO and Co-Founder, Brainfy.AI; Author, Decoding Despair: How AI Is Reshaping Psychiatry
Panelist
July 22 is World Brain Day, a time to celebrate the significant scientific advancements that have been made in better understanding the brain. Research on cognitive aging is deepening our understanding of when and how the brain becomes vulnerable and offering clearer targets to protect cognitive health across the lifespan. At the same time, technological advances are helping identify, diagnose, and forecast brain activity and biological factors that impact cognitive changes.
To explore the progress in brain health science, join the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) for a free webinar pairing recipients of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss with neurotech leaders for a conversation grounded in promising research and science-backed tools.