We had such a helpful and informative discussion with physician and researcher Dr. Argye Hillis on medical and healthcare aspects of PPA for International Primary Progressive Aphasia Awareness Day! #ppaawareness #primaryprogressiveaphasia
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So looking forward to this discussion with Dr. Argye Hillis and Becky Khayum regarding medical support for individuals with PPA and their loved ones. Please join us for at 2:30 EDT on the NAA website. Recordings available on the NAA Youtube and the website of the International SLT/P PPA Network.
🩵PPA awareness day April 10th 2026 with @annavolkmer.bsky.social and @rosemary-townsend.bsky.social
💙This years focus is on diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for people affected by PPA
🤍Head over to @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social for more info!
#ppaawareness #primaryprogressiveaphasia
I was happy for the opportunity to contribute to this exciting blog series!
We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: How do you anticipate the field changing based on recent funding cuts?
#neuroskyence
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How many trainees were supported by your award? Enter your answer 14.What was the reason given for your grant’s cancelation? Enter your answer 15.Is there anything else you would like to share with the Committee? Enter your answer 16.Are you comfortable with the Committee publicly sharing the information you provided? If you select “ask me first,” please be sure you have provided an email address or phone number. Yes No Ask me first
🧪 Attention those with terminated grants, including for NSF, NASA, EPA, NIH, etc:
Let Congress know about the impact of terminations via this form: democrats-science.house.gov/grantcancela...
Only Dem staff on the House Science Committee will have access (unless if you explicitly state otherwise).
Folks at Princeton have put together an aggregator to highlight example of how federally funded research has directly impacted people's lives. They are looking for more studies to highlight, so send along suggestions and help make the benefits of science more visible!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
International Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day is this tomorrow! Join our NAA-sponsored webinar at 12 ET to learn about more PPA.
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Looking forward to it!
Glad for the opportunity to participate!
Dr. Jennie Ponsford presenting at our 2025 Whyte-Schwartz Lecture.
Dr. Jennie Ponsford presenting at our 2025 Whyte-Schwartz Lecture.
Dr. Jennie Ponsford presenting at our 2025 Whyte-Schwartz Lecture.
Dr. Jennie Ponsford presenting at our 2025 Whyte-Schwartz Lecture.
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jennie Ponsford (Monash University and Epworth Healthcare) to our Institute! This afternoon, Dr. Ponsford gave an excellent talk on her work improving outcomes after traumatic brain injury using evidence-based rehabilitation for our 2025 Whyte-Schwartz Lecture. 🧠🔄 🧠📈 👩🔬
4-weeks till PPA awareness day 4 April!
Webinar link: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes...
Why is speech and language therapy important for people living with PPA?
We asked people with PPA, families and professionals. Watch our video abt it!
#PPAawareness
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