Latin American
Brain Health
Conference I
From Genetics to Clinical Translation
Featuring Keynote Speakers
Agustín Ibáñez (ReDLat cohort) & Sid O'Bryant (HABS-HD cohort)
The First Regional Meeting on Brain Health in Latin America
The Latin American Brain Health Conference I is organized by BrainLat at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and hosted by the Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (GNA). The meeting brings together leading academic and research groups working to advance the study of brain health and neurodegenerative diseases across Latin America and the Americas.
Conference Program
Day 1 — November 30
Building Networks Day
Designed to build a shared scientific language across ReDLat and HABS, framing brain health research across the Americas as a single, integrated agenda. Through invited scientific talks, we will connect genetics and ancestry, epigenetics and multi-omics, blood-based biomarkers and proteomics, and social and environmental determinants of health, with an explicit focus on diversity and underrepresented populations.
Day 2 — December 1
Collaborative Effort Day
Translates the scientific convergence from Day 1 into concrete collaborative actions. The morning begins with a site visit at GNA to showcase biobank and core facilities, followed by three focused discussion panels to define next-step deliverables, including cross-cohort analysis plans, manuscript and grant concepts, and harmonization and implementation priorities.
