<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023/uncp-hosts-duke-unc-alzheimers-disease-research-centers-annual-symposium.html" dsn="blogs"><title>UNCP hosts Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s annual symposium</title><pubDate>05/24/2023 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><author/><intro>UNC Pembroke hosted the Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC) on May 18-19. The event attracted professors, researchers, clinicians, and trainees from 10 institutions who spent the day networking, interacting, and sharing ongoing research about the disease that affects nearly six million Americans.</intro><image><img src="/_images/blogs/slam-dunc.jpg" alt=" UNCW student, Alyssa Casillas, presenting at the Duke/UNC SLAM DUNC conference at UNC Pembroke"/></image><cap>UNCW student Alyssa Casillas presenting at the Duke/UNC SLAM-DUNC conference at UNC Pembroke&lt;br/&gt;</cap><tags><tag>Event</tag><tag>Partnerships and Pathways</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>