Easton Center – BRI Dementia Colloquium
September 25, 2025
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Part A
Social Ties to Brain Integrity in Older Black Adults
Kacie Deters, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences – and –
Investigating the Intersection of Genetic and Social Factors
on Cognitive Decline in Older Black Adults
Katelyn Mooney
PhD Candidate, Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program,
Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Part B
New Mouse Genetic Tools to Dissect Alzheimer’s Pathologies
at Single-Neuron Resolution
- William Yang, MD, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – and –
Probing a Neuroprotective PHCG2 Variant in AD, Aging, and Therapeutics
CY Daniel Lee, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Registration Required – https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/rXJjZGctRO2qqcr3l-j6Ow
Contact – Nancy Osuch – nosuch@mednet.ucla.edu
C-240 Reed and Zoom