SCHEDULE: NOV 15-20, 2015

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HPC Transforming Approaches to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

SESSION: HPC Impact Showcase - UNLV, BP, Rolls-Royce

EVENT TYPE: HPC Impact Showcases

EVENT TAG(S): HPC Beginner Friendly

TIME: 1:00PM - 1:50PM

SESSION CHAIR(S): David Martin

Speaker(s):Joseph Lombardo

ROOM:12AB

ABSTRACT:

The University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health have been awarded an $11.1 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of General Medical Sciences to advance the understanding of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In this session, we will present how UNLV’s National Supercomputing Center will be a critical component to this research which will combine brain imaging with neuropsychological and behavioral studies to increase our knowledge of dementia-related and age-associated degenerative disorders.

Speaker Details:

David Martin (Chair) - Argonne National Laboratory|

Joseph Lombardo - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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