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Dallas Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Dallas area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the BMW Dallas Marathon on…
Philadelphia Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Philadelphia area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the Philadelphia Marathon on November 21-22,…
12th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, Minnesota
The 12th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias (ICFTD) and the 1st International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias Congress 2020 will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 7 – 10. ICFTD provides the primary venue for the international synthesis, exchange and…
World FTD Awareness Week 2020
World FTD Awareness Week, a week of events, activism and engagement, is organized each year by World FTD United, an international coalition of which AFTD is a member. Stay tuned to this page for more details as World FTD Awareness…
Colfax Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Denver area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the Colfax Marathon, as an Official Charity…
CANCELED: 2020 Meeting of the Frontotemporal Degeneration Treatment Study Group (FTSG)
NOTE: This event has been canceled. AFTD will convene the 2020 meeting of the Frontotemporal Degeneration Treatment Study Group (FTSG), founded by AFTD to bring together experts from industry, academia, NIH, FDA, and disease advocacy organizations to accelerate FTD therapeutic…
Flying Pig Marathon
Abrar Tanveer is running the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, OH on May 3, 2020 in memory of his father, Shakeel Tanveer, who was diagnosed with PPA in 2016, and passed away December 26, 2019. Abrar decided to run his…
Flying Pig Marathon
John Kammerer is running the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, OH on May 3, 2020 in honor of his father, John, who was diagnosed with FTD at the age of 58. Joining him in the race are his three friends:…
14th Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration Workshop
This interactive workshop hosted by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Fund (ADDF) is designed as an introductory course covering all aspects of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. AFTD Scientific Director Nadine Tatton, PhD, will chair a session entitled “Drug Discovery: From…
CANCELED – 2020 AFTD Annual Education Conference
AFTD has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Education Conference. Click here to learn more.