AAIC 2012 report


MNRC members attented AAIC 2012 held at Vancouver, Canada during July 14 - 19, 2012. MNRC presented following posters and shared research progress:

Jul. 15, 2012
Analysis of Aβ Levels in Nasal Smears of Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease.
Takaomi Fukuhara, Toshifumi Nanjo, Naoko Kameshima, Seiji Sogabe, Hiroyasu Akatsu, Ikuo Tooyama

Development of a Simple and Sensitive Method for Measurements of Aβ, and Its Application to Measure Aβ Contents in Human Nasal Smear.
Toshifumi Nanjo, Takaomi Fukuhara, Naoko Kameshima, Seiji Sogabe, Ikuo Tooyama

Jul. 16, 2012
Age-Related Modulation of Γ-Secretase Activity in Monkey Brains.
Masaki Nishimura, Shinichiro Nakamura, Nobuyuki Kimura, Toshiharu Suzuki, Ikuo Tooyama

Age-Dependent Increase in Aβ Deposition in the Nasal Cavity of a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease.
Naoko Kameshima, Toshifumi Nanjo, Takaomi Fukuhara, Seiji Sogabe, Daijiro Yanagisawa, Ikuo Tooyama


   
Commemorative photo at the party Prof. Ikuo Tooyama at the Vancouver Conference
Centre

On July 15th, researchers and their families associated with both emeritus professors Patrick L. McGeer and Edith G. McGeer (of British Columbia University) were invited to professors' home, and enjoyed the big home party.