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How the Brain Works, and Does Not Work

By Prof Karl Herrup

Division of Life Science

Date:	15 Nov 2013

Time:	12:30 pm - 2 pm (Lunch included)

Venue:	HKUST Business School Central 15/F, Hong Kong Club Building 3A Charter Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Remarks:	Seats are limited and first-come-first-served. Registration starts one month before the talk.

Enquires:	2358 5019 / science.for.lunch@ust.hk

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that annually costs the healthcare system over US$150 billion, in the US alone. There is good news: we have learned much about the disease. There is also bad news: we have no cure. The speaker will review the history of therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer's– their successes and failures – and discuss how understanding the role of inflammation, aging and other symptoms may help. He will also discuss non-pharmacological therapies that might help current sufferers.

Prof Karl Herrup
Division of Life Science

Prof Karl Herrup received his Bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University. He subsequently joined the Human Genetics Department of Yale Medical School. Later, at Case Western Reserve University he was director of the University Alzheimer’s Center. He has an undisputed leadership role in cell biology and clinical neuroscience, helping to found the Brain Health Institute. Now Head of Life Sciences at HKUST, Prof Herrup is focused on understanding the biology of nerve cell death found in human neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. A prolific author of many highly cited papers, he previously served as the founding Senior Editor of the Neurobiology of Disease Section of the Journal of Neuroscience.