KBCF brings Alzheimer’s Presentation to Key Biscayne

October 27, 2008

The Key Biscayne Community will host a presentation by Dr. William H. Thies of the Alzheimer's Association on Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Community Room in Village Hall. Dr. Thies will provide an update on recent Alzheimer's research for island residents and visitors.

The presentation will be preceded by a short cocktail reception in the Village Hall turtle pond area, located at 88 W. McIntyre Street, Key Biscayne, FL 33149.

William H. Thies, Ph.D., is vice president for medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer’s Association, where he oversees the world’s largest private, nonprofit Alzheimer’s disease research grants program. Under his direction, the organization’s annual grant budget has doubled, and the program has designated special focus areas targeting the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving and care systems, and research involving diverse populations. He played a key role in launching Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, and in establishing the Research Roundtable, a consortium of senior scientists from industry, academia and government who convene regularly to explore common barriers to drug discovery. He has worked with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to form the Brain Attack Coalition. Prior to joining the AHA, he held faculty positions at Indiana University in Bloomington and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Thies earned a B.A. in biology from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill., and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

The program is sponsored by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation and made possible through a partnership with the Alzheimer's Association and United Home Care Services. For more information or to RSVP please contact Ximena at or 305.361.2770.