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Speaker: Ibadat Warring (Upper Left)
Paper: Risk factors of male and female Alzheimer's disease patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms
Learning Objectives: To examine sex-specific cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
About the speaker: Ibadat Warring is a first-year Master of Science student in Community Health Sciences, specializing in Epidemiology. Her master’s research examines cognition, behaviour, and functional outcomes in dementia-free residents living in continuing care settings, with a focus on understanding early indicators of dementia risk.
Beyond her academic work, Ibadat is deeply committed to community engagement. She is the founder of the South Asian Senior Support Society, an organization dedicated to fostering social connection and promoting health literacy among seniors in both care homes and community settings. She has facilitated caregiver support groups with Alzheimer Calgary, volunteered in patient engagement roles with older adults, and contributed to local health initiatives aimed at improving senior well-being.
Speaker: Andrew Ijever (Upper Right)
Paper Description/Learning Objective: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for brain aging and cognitive decline across the lifespan, with one proposed manifestation being reduced cerebral blood flow. However, the underlying biological mechanisms remain poorly understood. This presentation examines a study of a rural Chinese cohort that explores whether insulin resistance may serve as a key mechanistic pathway linking adiposity to reduced cerebral blood flow.
About the speaker: Andrew is a second-year Medical Science Master’s student at the University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Eric Smith. His research focuses on elucidating the physiological and pathological determinants of cerebral blood flow across disease and aging, and their implications for cognitive decline and brain health.
Speaker: Kaden Lam (Lower Middle)