10th annual art and music gala featuring art donated by regional artists.

Artist: Michael Lambert

GUEST SPEAKER:

DEAN M. HARTLEY, PH.D.
Director of Science Initiatives
Medical and Scientific Relations Division

Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D., is Director of Science Initiatives at the Alzheimer’s Association.

He has a leadership role in the Association’s research and scientific fundraising initiatives, primarily by effectively communicating the goals and achievements of the Alzheimer's Association research and science program to a wide range of audiences. In addition, Dr. Hartley represents the Association’s science division, both internally and externally, and works with the division’s senior leaders on public relations activities and scientific workgroups to advance the Association’s science agenda.

Before coming to the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Hartley was an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences and conducted research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and conducted research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.

Dr. Hartley has authored numerous publications in top scientific journals on mechanisms thought to cause neurons to become dysfunctional or die in diseases including epilepsy, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. A significant portion of his research career has focused on abnormal protein folding and how this may initiate Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, he has investigated how abnormal electrical activity may play a role in the progression of Alzheimer’s. 

Dr. Hartley co-authored book chapters and has been an ad hoc reviewer and editor for more than 20 scientific journals in the field of neuroscience.  He has reviewed grants for the Alzheimer’s Association, National Institutes of Health, Health Research Board of Ireland, and L'Agence Nationale de la Recherché (French National Research Agency).

Dr. Hartley is president of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Neuroscience, which represents the six major medical centers in Chicago along with other institutions in the Mid-West region to promote neuroscience to “budding scientists” and the general public.

Dr. Hartley completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Departments of Medicine, Genetics, and Neurology at Harvard Medical School after completing his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Stanford University in 1991. He has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

Sponsorship opportunities available.

For more information, please contact Estella Parker Killian at 570-822-9915 or ekillian@alz.org.