Easton – BRI Dementia Colloquium
November 20, 2025
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Part A
Of Mice and Men Alzheimer’s Disease-Periodontitis Axis of Microbial/
Inflammatory Mediators
Yvonne L. Hernandez-Kapila, DDS, PhD
Professor, Dentistry – Biosystems and Function and Periodontics;
and Associate Dean, Research, UCLA School of Dentistry
– and –
Mouse Models of Periodontal Disease and Their Unexpected
Burden on Brain Health
Rachel Kim, DDS, PhD
Dentist, Oral Biology; PhD Trainee (Y. Hernandez-Kapila’s Lab),
UCLA School of Dentistry
Part B
Improving the Recruitment of Understudied Groups in Parkinson’s
Disease Research: The Inclusivity and Accessibility Assessment Tool (IAAT)
Jennifer Adrissi, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology – Movement Disorders; and Founding
Director, Parkinson’s Community Building, Outreach, Research and
Education (C.O.R.E.) Collaborative, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
– and –
Investigating Obstacles and Best Practices for a Culturally -and Disease-
Specific Support
Jessica Vinegar, MPH, CHES
Staff Research Associate, Neurology,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Register in Advance – https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/1iZLlC8YT7eOLgf0GaiJqw
Contact – Nancy Osuch -nosuch@mednet.ucla.edu
Website – https://eastonad.ucla.edu
132 NRB