10^th International Conference on
Dementia and Dementia Care

Dr. Alberto de Bellis, Neurosurgeon, is the Founder and Chairman of Maria Rosaria Maglione Foundation onlus, non-profit organization for Neuroscience based in Naples-Italy. The MRM Foundation runs in honor of the founder’s mother, Maria Rosaria Maglione, who suffers from Frontotemporal Dementia. The activity of the MRM foundation is mainly aimed at research and health care for neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors and spinal cord injury and in support of partner foundations operating in Kenya-Africa, such as the Gallmann Memorial Foundation and the African Neurological Diseases Research Foundation. The main research activities of the MRM foundation are focused on the study of the Nerve Growth Factor and its possible neurotherapeutic applications.

Nerve Growth Factor, Neurotherapeutic applications

Dr. Miguel Ramos Jr. is a well-known medical professional and clinical researcher in the field of geriatrics. He is currently the Medical Director of the National Center for Geriatric Health and president of the Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine. He is also the Director of the Geriatrics Center at St. Luke's Medical Center and is set to be the Head of the new Geriatrics Department in the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. He has extensive experience in the field of age-related diseases and is a founding member of several Alzheimer's organizations such as Dementia Society of the Philippines and Alzheimer's Disease Association of the Philippines.

Age-related diseases | Dementia