Irving Vega

, PhD

Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of Translational Neuroscience; Director, Integrated Mass Spectrometry Unit, College of Human Medicine; Program Director, ENDURE-Bridge to the PhD in Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University

Dr. Irving Vega obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. He continued his research training in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at the Graduate School of New Brunswick, Rutgers University, earning his PhD. Dr. Vega completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Neuroscience Department at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, where he developed his research career focusing on the pathobiology of Alzheimer’s disease.  Dr. Vega is a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor at the College of Human Medicine and Associate Professor at the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Michigan State University. Here, his research focuses on molecular and biochemical mechanisms that modulate the accumulation of pathological tau proteins in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Vega is also working on health disparities and the influence of ethnoracial factors on blood biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease.

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PANEL
Thursday Oct. 17
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3:30–4:20 PM ET
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Alzheimer’s Detection and Diagnosis: Embracing Innovative Technologies and Advancing Equity

Alzheimer’s and other dementias are underdiagnosed and often diagnosed late, particularly among women, Black people, and Latinos. At the same time, the latest treatments are most effective early in the course of the disease. This panel will explore how cutting-edge innovations—such as blood tests, digital cognitive assessments, and AI—can enhance detection and diagnosis rates for everyone. Key Question: How can we ensure new diagnostic and AI-based tools for Alzheimer's disease address disparities rather than widen them?

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