Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Helene Benveniste received his B.Sc. in Denmark majoring in Mathematics & Physics, and went on to the University of Copenhagen, for her MD and PhD (Doctor Medicinae). As a Research Fellow she trained in high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at Duke University Medical Center and developed techniques for brain imaging focused on neurodegenerative disease processes including Alzheimer’s Disease. She then went on to residency in Anesthesiology at Duke University. Dr. Benveniste started her own lab at Brookhaven National Laboratory in 2001, before moving to a faculty position in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Benveniste’s laboratory explores the functioning of the ‘glymphatic system’ – the waste disposal system of the brain. Foremost, she and close scientific collaborators studies how the brain gets rid of toxic waste and she has developed imaging platforms to examine how cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates in the brain and explored how several critical processes (e.g., body position, respiration, type of anesthesia, body position) impact waste removal across in healthy brain and in Alzheimer’s disease. The overall goal is to develop therapeutic strategies to sustain optimized waste clearance from through the given life span to prevent dementia. She has received a number of honors including the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholarship award; NYS Office of Science, Technology & Academic Research, Faculty Award; “Best Doctor in New York” Award 2009; and is an Elected Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

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Why do we care about the Glymphatic System in Alzheimer’s Disease?

Session Type
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
Date
Sat, 19.03.2022
Session Time
09:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Room
ONSITE PLENARY: 115-117
Lecture Time
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM