Changing the Way We See Alzheimer’s

Saturday, February 1st

9:30- Social Time – 10:00- Program
Oswego Heritage House
Avenue A and 10th Street, Lake Oswego
Dr. Jeffrey Kaye

Dr. Jeffrey Kaye is the Layton Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at OHSU. Besides directing the Division of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, he is heavily involved in other arms of research related to Aging and Technology, studying patient cognition in a wide variety of different environments and conditions.

His initial life path was in art and music but a student advisor at a liberal arts college (and a girlfriend!) pointed him in a different direction leading to his lifelong fascination with the brain.

Dr. Kaye received his medical degree from New York Medical College and then  studied  at Boston University  with an emphasis on Neurology. He then spent three years doing  research at the National Institute of Health before moving to Oregon and OHSU in 1989. There is a strong relationship between the two institutions. OHSU was one of the original sites for programs on aging in the US and the study of aging and Alzheimer’s has continued to be generously funded.

Despite some recent temporary excitement in drug development for the disease, Dr. Kaye admits a meaningful treatment for Alzheimer’s is lacking. “There is nothing to stop the disease in its tracks.” Dr. Kaye, and his teams, continue to search for answers with his years of expertise, with their many diverse and expanded programs, and with the latest advanced available technology.

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