“A rock star is anyone whose genius can move the masses, whether they are on stage or in a laboratory.”
A recent Harris poll found that most Americans cannot name one living scientist.
On September 24th, Mayo Clinic neurologist Ron Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., will join some of the nation’s other top scientific minds and musical artists, speaking and performing, as the Rock Stars of Science go to Capitol Hill for an unprecedented event in Washington, DC at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Ron Petersen, MD, PhD (Mayo Clinic); hip hop artist Will-i-am; Steven T. DeKosky, MD, (University of Virginia School of Medicine); Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, (Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center).
A new public service campaign called Rock Stars of Science pairs celebrities with experts from the country’s leading medical research community, and seeks to build a broader base of support for research as a national priority; support more young scientists; improve techniques of early diagnosis; and stand together, and refuse to accept ”no cure” as a prognosis across diseases.
With a focus on promoting cures and improving therapies for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV/AIDS and PTSD, the event will include:
- An Alzheimer’s disease research forecast panel discussion, including Dr. Petersen and moderated by Terry Moran of ABC News Nightline;
- A rock musical tribute to Congressional Champions of Research with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry joined by a back-up band of NIH Director Francis Collins, MD PhD, Rudy Tanzi, PhD Professor of Neurology at Harvard University and others; plus,
- A special solo performance by Singer/Actor/Cancer Survivor Delta Goodrem
View Dr. Petersen’s Alzheimer’s disease research page for more information about Alzheimer’s disease research at Mayo Clinic.
