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Aline Nogueira Haas
Associate professor, Department of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
Studying and researching the potential use of dance as a complementary therapy to promote the quality of life and well-being for older adults with and without neurological disorders.
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Amanda Segnini
Climate justice activist and co-founder, Engajamundo
Building movements and facilitating community engagement to promote systemic change and climate justice.
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Berenice Werle
Director, Moriguchi Institute; vice president, Brazilian Geriatrics Society
Creating friendly and accessible environments for people with dementia, caregivers and family members of people with dementia.
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Bárbara Costa Beber
Assistant professor of speech and language pathology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Raising awareness of dementia in 40,000 speech and language therapists in Brazil and studying methods for improving communication among people with neurological diseases.
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Carla A. Arena Ventura
Full professor, College of Nursing, University of São Paulo
Teaching on global health and human rights, the right to health, mental health and the social determinants of health; and coordinating interdisciplinary and international research on these themes.
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Carlos Chechetti
Social entrepreneur, filmmaker and storyteller
Founder of Reliving Memories social program that uses passion (football, music, cinema, and literature) as cognitive and social activities for older adults and people with dementia; working as a filmmaker and storyteller for social impact projects.
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Elisa de Paula França Resende
Deputy coordinator, Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging at the Brazilian Academy of Neurology
Studying the effects of late-life literacy acquisition as a dementia prevention tool through improving memory and increasing connections between brain areas.
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Fernando Aguzzoli-Peres
Coordinator, age-friendly cities' protocols, International Longevity Center Brazil; director in successful aging and dementias, Crônicos do Dia a Dia
Exploring positive ways to communicate dementia with empathy and compassion in different settings: from books to social networks to connect different generations.
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Georgia Haddad Nicolau
Director and co-founder, Instituto Procomum; strategic dialogue facilitator for civil society organizations
Working for the Commons; facilitator in collective construction processes; founder/project director of the Procomum Institute, an organization focused on culture, technology, politics and citizenship.
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Lais Fajersztajn
Associate researcher, Laboratory of Environmental and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine
Investigating urban and environmental health to understand the effects of air pollution on neurodegenerative diseases.
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Lenisa Brandao
Associate professor, Department of Health and Communication, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Promoting the social inclusion of older adults living with aphasia and raising awareness of health professionals to the power of art in improving communication and the quality of life.
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Luciano Mariano
Clinical neuropsychologist; member of the Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology Group at the Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil (UFMG)
Using research to improve diagnosis and to make cognitive-behavioral evaluation simpler and more accurate.
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Maira Okada de Oliveira
Neuropsychologist, São Paulo, Brazil, postdoc at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Advancing dementia research, prevention and treatment with multicultural populations. Developing strategies to evaluate cognition in populations with low levels of education. Working on developing screening tools to identify cognitive decline.
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Marcia Cominetti
Associate professor, Federal University of São Carlos
Researching blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease to identify low-cost, minimally invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis.
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Pedro Telles
Co-founder and director, Quid; co-founder and board member, Advocacy Hub
Specializing in advocacy, civic engagement and public policy, with extensive experience of working with civil society organizations, movements, funders and in the public sector.
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Rogerio Panizzutti
Associate professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Understanding how computerized tools can be integrated into scalable, multidisciplinary interventions for the long term care of brain health.
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Thiago Avelino da Silva
Assistant professor, School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein
Exploring delirium and understanding its long-term effects on cognition, function and survival.
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