The Aging Brain Initiative Fall 2026 Symposium: Innovation for the Aging Brain

The Aging Brain Initiative Fall 2026 Symposium: Innovations for the Aging Brain

• Date: Friday, September 25, 2026
• Time: 1:00-6:00pm (Talks: 1:00-5:00pm; Poster Session: 5:00-6:00pm)
• Location: Singleton Auditorium (46-3002)
• Address: 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
• Registration: Free but required. Click here to register.
• Present at the Poster Session! MIT researchers working on the aging brain, neuro-technology and other related fields are invited to present at the "Innovation for the Aging Brain" Symposium poster session which will take place after the talks, from 5:00-6:00pm. You can sign up to present when registering.

Join us in person on Friday, September 25th for a half day symposium by the Aging Brain Initiative at MIT, this year titled “Innovation for the Aging Brain”. This year, we bring together MIT faculty whose cutting-edge technologies are fundamentally transforming how we model, measure, and intervene in neurobiology and brain aging. Speakers will showcase innovations spanning molecular imaging platforms that illuminate neural circuit activity; brain-wave dynamics underlying cognition and memory; chemical tools for precisely targeting and modulating aging-associated molecular pathways; bioengineered models of the neuro-muscular junction to study ALS; and the first AI foundation model built to make Alzheimer's preventable. Attendees will gain insight into how engineering, chemistry and neuroscience converge to address critical challenges in age-related neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's prevention.