Spring Educational Luncheon - Benefiting Alzheimer’s Research in North Carolina

Name: Spring Educational Luncheon - Benefiting Alzheimer’s Research in North Carolina
Start: 2026-04-24T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-24T13:30:00-04:00
Location: Bentwinds Golf and Country Club, Inc.

Schedule

Fri Apr 24 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Bentwinds Golf and Country Club, Inc. | Fuqua-varina, NC

Join us for Guardian Angel Thrift’s Annual Spring Educational Luncheon, an inspiring afternoon dedicated to advancing Alzheimer’s research and awareness.
Guests will enjoy a delicious lunch, hear from leading experts in Alzheimer’s science and caregiving, and connect with others who share a passion for finding a cure.
Your support makes this important event possible — and directly supports ongoing research and programs that bring hope to families across North Carolina affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
Keynote for this year’s program will be a researcher from Dr. Todd Cohen’s team. Dr. Cohen and his team were awarded $100,000 from Guardian Angel Thrift in 2025 for their research project.
"Harnessing the Protein CHIP/STUB1 to Reduce Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology"
Todd J. Cohen, PhD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Principal Investigators:
Nicolas Brown, PhD & Jonathan Schisler, PhD
The research focuses on the role of the protein CHIP/STUB1 in Alzheimer’s disease, particularly its ability to prevent the aggregation of tau proteins linked to the disease’s progression. The study aims to reduce tau pathology and improve cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s. This innovative approach could lead to new gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and other tau related diseases.