International Society for Molecular Neurodegen.

That’s a wrap on #ISMND2026! Scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders from around the world gathered in Hong Kong for the @ISMND1 - The International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration conference. BrightFocus Foundation was proud to support the meeting as ISMND’s main sponsor and an organizing partner. A few highlights: 🔬 Dr. Jimmy Liu, Director of Vision Science Programs, opened the conference with welcome remarks on BrightFocus’s support for ISMND’s work bringing leading experts in molecular neurodegeneration to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 🔬 Dr. Liu also presented an overview of how BrightFocus funds bold science in mind and sight, and chaired the BrightFocus-sponsored short talk session. 🔬 Dr. Amanda McQuade, an Alzheimer’s Disease Research postdoctoral awardee, won a Best Short Talk award for her presentation “Transcriptional regulation of disease-relevant microglial activation states”! 🎉 We also congratulate the early-career researchers who attended with a BrightFocus Travel Fellowship: Omar Peña-Ramos, Amanda McQuade, Daanish Kulkarni, Danielle Cozachenco, Haojie (Jason) Chen, Hio Tong Kam, Tayná Rody, Wided Boukhalfa, Dong-Kyu Kim, Jessica Santiago, Ruixin Tao BrightFocus funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Meetings like #ISMND2026 bring brain and eye scientists together to share the discoveries that move us closer to cures. #ISMND2026 #Neuroscience #Innovation