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Alexa Di Pede is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at McGill University in the Cuello Laboratory, where she studies Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest stages - long before symptoms are present. Her research focuses on nerve growth factor (NGF), a critical biological support system that helps sustain vulnerable brain circuits involved in memory and cognition. By measuring NGF-pathway biomarkers in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, she aims to advance preclinical detection and improve prediction of future decline. In her talk, Alexa brings together two worlds, the molecular and the human, to explore a simple idea: care is not only emotional. It is both biological and foundational to how brains and communities stay connected over time.
Alexa Di Pede is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at McGill University in the Cuello Laboratory, where she studies Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest stages - long before symptoms are present. Her research focuses on nerve growth factor (NGF), a critical biological support system that helps sustain vulnerable brain circuits involved in memory and cognition. By measuring NGF-pathway biomarkers in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, she aims to advance preclinical detection and improve prediction of future decline. In her talk, Alexa brings together two worlds, the molecular and the human, to explore a simple idea: care is not only emotional. It is both biological and foundational to how brains and communities stay connected over time.