WOMEN'S BRAIN HEALTH

 At the intersection of neuroscience and women’s health, Dr. Mosconi's research is focused on how genetics, environment, and lifestyle literally shape the brain — the female brain, in particular — now, tomorrow, and over the course of a lifetime.

We hand-picked a group of extraordinary women leaders in science, tech, and business to dive into the insights that Dr. Mocsconi has uncovered in her work as the Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic as well as of the Women's Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell. We learned about both the "XX Brain" and Dr. Mosconi's research on how specific foods impact the female brain. In addition to an incredible conversation with a group of inspiring women, each guest had a chance to gain personal neural insights in high resolution.

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Lisa Mosconi, PhD

Dr. Mosconi is the Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she serves as an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine.

Dr. Mosconi holds a PhD degree in Neuroscience and Nuclear Medicine. A world-renowned neuroscientist, she is ranked amongst the top 1% of scientists of the past 20 years by official metrics, and was listed as one of the 17 most influential living female scientists by The Times. She was called “the Mona Lisa of Neuroscience” by ELLE International. Dr. Mosconi’s NIH-funded research is focused on the early detection and prevention of cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals, especially women, using brain imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Dr. Mosconi is passionately interested in how risk of memory loss and dementia can be prevented through the combination of appropriate medical care and lifestyle modifications involving diet, physical and intellectual fitness.

She is the author of New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Der Spiegel bestselling THE XX BRAIN (2020) and of BRAIN FOOD (2018), which have been published in over 25 countries and translated into more than 15 languages. Dr. Mosconi’s TED talk “How menopause affects the brain” has been viewed over 2 million times in the first four months since its release.

Dr. Mosconi has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious medical journals, including Nature Medicine, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, the Journal of the Medical Association and the British Medical Journal; several book chapters in scientific books including Imaging the Aging Brain (Oxford University Press), Brain Imaging: Translational tools for CNS drug discovery, development and treatment (Elsevier) and the New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Elsevier).

Dr. Mosconi’s work has been presented at several international conferences leading to press releases involving TV and radio networks world-wide (CNN, CBS, NBC, the Today Show, the Doctors show, etc.), and major print media including Associated Press, Reuters, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, ELLE International, and several international outlets.

Agenda

6:00 PM: Check-In, Ice Breakers, Beverages

6:30 PM: Dinner Begins, Dr. Mosconi Presents 

7:00 PM: Main Courses, Seated Discussions

7:30 PM: Dessert, Mingling 

8:00 PM: Brain Scan Bookings

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