S11. Executive Function in Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan: From Mechanisms to Modifiers of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Tracks
Room 2 | Crystal A
| Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Room 2 | Crystal A |
Speaker
Dr. Stephen D. Ginsberg
Nathan Kline Institute/NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Introduction
14:00 - 14:10
Professor Silvia Lanfranchi
Associater Professor
University Of Padova
Early Intervention to Enhance Executive Functions in Children with Down Syndrome: The EXPO Project
14:10 - 14:30
Dr. Loukia Katsouri
Senior Research Fellow
UCL
Smart-Kages, Smarter Questions: Probing Executive Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome
14:30 - 14:50
Dr. Melissa Alldred
Research Scientist Iv
Nathan Kline Institute/nyu Grossman School Of Medicine
Excitatory Neuron Expression Profiles Dysregulated in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease Underlie Memory and Executive Function Deficits
14:50 - 15:10
Associate Professor Christy Hom
Associate Clinical Professor
University Of California, Irvine
Physical Activity and Social Engagement as Modifiers of the Alzheimer’s Pathology–Executive Function Relationship in Down Syndrome
15:10 - 15:30
Dr. Stephen D. Ginsberg
Nathan Kline Institute/NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Panel discussion
15:30 - 16:00
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