The independent film “Determined: Fighting Alzheimer’s” premiered on the PBS science series NOVA on April 8, 2022, and is now available to watch online for free. The documentary is about the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and follows three participants from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) and includes interviews with scientists from University of Wisconsin–Madison Alzheimer’s disease research programs.
Art Walaszek, MD, is a keynote speaker at the 36th annual Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin state conference, held virtually May 2 -3, 2022. Dr. Walaszek will present on the care of older adults with chronic mental illness who develop dementia. People with chronic mental illness can face significant challenges as they age, including increased risk of …
Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, discussed cultural implications of dementia care for Latinos in Wisconsin in a recent interview with Milwaukee's NPR.
I am honored to be a member of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Board of Visitors. Many of us on the board, including myself, have personally lived with the devastating effects of a loved one’s journey through this illness.
Dr. Cynthia Carlsson will serve as the next chair of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services.
Matt and Linda Lepay support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer's and share their personal story.
Prior to his death, Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer donated a gift to the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s to establish an endowed lecture series continuing his commitment to dementia care. The Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture Series is an educational program devoted to shaping future generations of dementia care professionals working in dementia care, including memory care providers, neuropsychologists, nurses and social workers.
Born in Fort Atkinson in 1948, Nicola “Nicki” Kenseth worked as a secretary before meeting and marrying Roy Kenseth. The Kenseth name is well-known is Wisconsin, both because Nicki’s son, Matt, is a legendary NASCAR driver, and because of the family’s generous philanthropic efforts. Nicki succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease at age 63, and Matt and his sister, Kelley, have made it their mission to support Alzheimer’s disease research, hosting many fundraising events in their mother’s honor.
Dr. Nathaniel Chin chose to become a doctor because of his father, Moe Chin, who was a physician in his hometown of Watertown, Wisconsin. However, when his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Chin changed his career focus to geriatrics and moved from California to Wisconsin to help his mother as a caregiver to his father. Although Dr. Chin’s father succumbed to the disease, he continues to honor his father’s memory through his work.
Learn more and about the charitable gift fund Jill and Jim Kubek created to support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Research Fund. “We have seen first-hand how dementia and Alzheimer’s have scourged so many in our parents’ generation. Jill and I are determined to make things better for our generation and the ones that follow," said Jim.