What's New
AFTD Invests $2.5 Million in ADDF’s Diagnostics Accelerator Program to Develop FTD Biomarkers
Leveraging generous support from our donors, AFTD’s FTD Biomarkers Initiative is expanding. We are investing $2.5MM in the Diagnostics Accelerator program, an initiative announced earlier this year by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) with initial funding from Bill Gates,…
2020 AFTD Annual Education Conference
AFTD’s 2020 Annual Education Conference will be held in Baltimore, MD, on Friday, April 17, 2020. Stay tuned to AFTD’s website, Twitter and Facebook for more details!
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…
AFTD’s 2019 Hope Rising Benefit
AFTD’s 2019 Hope Rising Benefit will be held on October 23 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Reserve your ticket by following this link.
Walk for Jeff
Tim Wilson from Ripley, OH is hosting the inaugural Walk for Jeff on October 5th, a two-mile walk through Maysville, KY. After the walk, participants are invited to an after party featuring food, music and raffles. A portion of proceeds…
Meridian, ID Meet & Greet
Please join AFTD Volunteer Candace Ramsey for an informal gathering in Meridian, ID to meet others in your community whose lives have been affected by FTD. An RSVP by Sept. 25th would be appreciated. To RSVP, or for any questions,…
When It’s Not Alzheimer’s
AFTD Middle Atlantic Regional Coordinator Volunteer Corey Esannason will join speakers from Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center and CaringKind to share information about lesser-known dementias and answer questions. Click here to view the flyer for this free event. Call 718-499-7701…
Food for Thought 2019
Food for Thought is a grassroots fundraising and awareness campaign focusing on food and FTD education. Held the last week of September through the first week of October, FFT encompasses World FTD Awareness Week. During this time, people across the…
World FTD Awareness Week 2019
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.
Kim Ovard Ride to Remember
Blake Ovard from Cleburne, TX is planning the inaugural Kim Ovard Ride to Remember, a 700-mile bicycle ride from Newton, KS to Burleson, TX. The event is named after his wife, who was diagnosed with FTD in 2015. He will…
20th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery
This two-day interdisciplinary forum will bring together 20 top researchers to present a diversity of approaches and the latest on innovative treatments and diagnostics for Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and cognitive aging. IT will feature a major session devoted to…