Easton – BRI Dementia Colloquium

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

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