What a week! Once again, the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025 brought together over 11,000 researchers from around the world, including more than 8,000 attendees in person in Toronto, Canada. As always, WYLD was proud to be part of this global gathering of dementia researchers.
Our presence at AAIC2025 included posters, plenary talks, networking events, booth activities, and collaborative sessions that highlighted our continued efforts to support and connect early-career researchers worldwide
WYLD Highlights from AAIC 2025
Space at the ISTAART Booth
We had the pleasure of meeting new and familiar faces who are passionate about advancing dementia research and building a stronger community. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
Focus Group
Led by Research Coordinator Florencia Clarens, this dynamic session explored challenges and barriers to data sharing faced by early-career researchers in dementia across different regions.
Poster Presentation
Florentina Morello-García presented WYLD’s work: “Understanding the challenges faced by dementia researchers: Findings from a global survey on capacity building.” Several co-authors of the study, including Tharick Pascoal, Eduardo Zimmer, and Kaitlin Seibert, stopped by to support the presentation.
A special recognition. The poster received the Health Policy PIA 2025 Postdoctoral Best Poster Award at AAIC 2025 — a recognition that highlights the importance of this research and WYLD’s commitment to strengthening global capacity in dementia research.
AAIC-WYLD Fellowship WINNERS
We are proud to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our AAIC-WYLD Fellowship 2025 recipients during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025. Each of them showcased their research and strengthened WYLD’s presence on the global stage.
Suelyn Koerich participated in the Lightning Presentation Round with her work “Reduction of amyloid plaques and modulation of neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 mice at advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease by plasma exchange with albumin replacement.” She was also co-author of the WYLD poster “Understanding the challenges faced by dementia researchers: findings from a global survey on capacity building.”
Micaela María Arruabarrena presented her poster “Ageism in a Latin American Cohort: The Role of Cognition and Gender,” and joined as a co-author in the WYLD poster “Understanding the challenges faced by dementia researchers: findings from a global survey on capacity building.”
Laiss Bertola presented in the Featured Research Session with her talk “Early cognitive dispersion and risk of cognitive impairment: insights from the ELSA-Brasil Study.” In addition, she contributed as a co-author to four posters covering diverse areas of dementia research.
Marina Scop Medeiros delivered a Lightning Presentation Round on “Harmonizing visual readings of tau PET tracers – the HEAD study” and presented in the Featured Research Session “Vascular pathology drives the association of plasma GFAP with gray matter atrophy and cognitive decline in amyloid-negative individuals.” She also contributed as a co-author to eight posters spanning multiple topics in dementia research.
Beyond their scientific contributions, AAIC 2025 allowed us to meet them in person, share experiences, and strengthen the bonds within our global WYLD community. These moments of connection are as valuable as the research itself, fostering collaboration and support across borders.
Their work reflects the talent, dedication, and collaborative spirit that define WYLD. We look forward to seeing the continued impact of their contributions in advancing dementia research.
This was more than just a conference — it was a chance to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reaffirm our commitment to creating a more inclusive and collaborative future for dementia research.
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