Webinars

Concussion Legacy Foundation BANK CTE Webinar: May 14, 2024

Concussion Legacy Foundation hosted two of our Investigators, Thor Stein MD, PhD and Michael Alosco, PhD to discuss the brand new BANK CTE study coming out of the Bu CTE Center. The BANK CTE Study will combine the three essential components of our current research – brain donation, clinical data, and blood biomarkers to work towards a significant scientific breakthrough by discovering a way to diagnose CTE during a person’s lifetime.

To learn more or register for the BANK CTE study, please go to www.bankcte.org

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SPRINT Study Webinar: January 25, 2023

On Jan. 25, we were joined by Dr. Jeff Russell, Leslie McMichael and Greg Poljacik to discuss the Stunt Performance Research Investigating Neurological Trauma (SPRINT) study. 

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HITSS Webinar: November 17, 2022

On Nov. 17, we were joined by Dr. Robert Stern and Matthew Roebuck from HITSS to discuss the Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study. 

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Brain Donation Webinar: September 28, 2022

On Sept. 28, the BU CTE Center hosted a Brain Donation Webinar for attendees to learn more about the brain donation process directly from our coordinators. 

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Young Brain Donor Research Webinar: June 14, 2022

The Young Brain Donor Research Webinar was hosted by the BU CTE Center and presented by Ann McKee, MD, on June 14, 2022. The webinar was for medical examiners, coroners, and autopsy professionals to learn more about how they can help advance CTE research in young individuals. 

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Check out the playlist below to view highlights from the Young Brain Donor Research Webinar, including:

  1. What Happens to a Brain After It is Donated
  2. CTE Affects Amateur Athletes and Youth
  3. The Importance of Studying White Matter Degeneration
  4. A Young Brain Donor Case Study
  5. CTE in Young Brain Donors
  6. How the Autopsy Community Can Help CTE Research in Young People
  7. Female Brain Donors
  8. Brain Donation Makes Something Good Out of Something Tragic