NBPL Foundation, in partnership with UC Irvine Health, presents Medicine in Our Backyard, a series of lectures featuring internationally known UC Irvine Health physicians who will discuss research and cutting edge technology in their various fields of expertise.
Speaker: Howard Federoff, MD
Title: Biomarkers and drug repositioning for neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Howard Federoff made international news in 2014 after he led a team of researchers in designing a blood test that predicted the development of Alzheimer’s disease with 90 percent accuracy. He will discuss this groundbreaking discovery and new advances in Alzheimer’s disease research.
DETAILS:
- 6:30pm doors open
- 7:00–8:30pm lecture, Q&A
- 949.717.3890
- Newport Beach Central Library
- No charge to attend
