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Thanks to the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai and hosts at MassAITC for bringing together a community of innovators in Boston to talk about #AI, #aging and #dementia! It was a jam packed two days full of old and new connections and insights into technology, brain health and aging. Sharing a few things I learned: ➡️ Cognition varies on both a short term (days, weeks) and long term (aging, disease) basis. In the short term, variation due to factors like social activity, physical activity, stress can lead to cognitive variation that can be the equivalent of 2-5 years of age related decline. Data collection on a short time scale is rarely used and an opportunity to provide a much more nuanced picture of cognition and, importantly, cognitive function. ➡️ In particular, on a short term basis, social interactions can boost #cognition for two days, most pronounced in people who are more socially isolated. ➡️ Removal of demographic data encoded in medical AI models actually leads to better performance and fairness, particularly in subgroups, by removing demographically biased prediction shortcuts. ➡️ New technology (such as an exoskeleton) can help address the challenge of ensuring patients receive enough “dosage” of #rehabilitation at home, given the challenges associated with mobility and in person visits. Bringing #accessible rehab into the home, addressing the social and behavioral effects on #cognition and driving patient outcomes through fair #AI is at the core of what we are building at Moneta Health. Until next year! Michael Busa Corinna Serviente Jessie Ng David R. Paquette, PhD

A poster presentation by the Penn State team on the project on Task-Oriented Multi-Modal Conversational AI for Assisting Older Adults with Daily Tasks at the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai symposium

I ✈️ all the way to Boston & happen to meet University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Professor Gerald Jogerst 😅 a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai great conference. Enjoyed seeing friends, collaborators, & mentors The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging

✨ Had an amazing time at the #a2NationalSymposium. Loved being part of the #Funders and #Dealmakers #ReversePitch panel alongside such an impressive group of investors. Super energizing talking with so many innovative founders during the #SpeedMentoring Sessions. 🌈 Some highlights for me: Connecting with John Ralston and learning about Neursantys which 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 balance to meaningfully reduce the likelihood of falls. Hearing from Pattie Maes about some of the great 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 being done at the MIT Media Lab ( 🙌 designing with, not for older audiences FTW❣️). Getting a chance to connect with Hon Pak of Samsung Electronics who's talk 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 at SXSW in 2022 with Deborah Di Sanzo was when I realized #AgeTech was a thing. In-depth conversations with fellow funders Alan MacIntosh, Denise Saltojanes, Jim Doscher, James Hueston, John Brzezenski, Jeff Chu and Bailey Paxton ⛵. The conversations I started and look forward to continuing with Susann Keohane ( 😂 Loved the✨ 𝘙𝘦𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳... story you shared) and Catherine Sarkisian a #Geriatrician from San Diego about meaningful lab result information, personalized for older audiences. David R. Paquette, PhD thanks so much for the invite and Stephen Liu for the guidance. Allison Byers loved having a chance to represent. #PutAWomanOnIt

We are excited to announce a 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 of the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai #a2NationalSymposium being held 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑-𝟒! 🎟️ 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/eDQvU59j Full Agenda (asterisked items will be streamed): https://lnkd.in/eb53iQhR Virtual attendees will be able to catch all of the following sessions for free: 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑 [1:30 - 1:45pm ET] - Welcome and Introductions [1:45 - 3:10pm ET] - 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 (Speakers: Marty Sliwinski & Michael Kahana) [3:10 - 4:00pm ET] - 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Speaker: Pattie Maes of MIT Media Lab) 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐: 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟒 [9:00 - 10:25am ET] - 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 (Speakers: Conor Walsh & Marzyeh Ghassemi) [10:25 - 11:15am ET] - 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 (Speaker: Jianying Hu of IBM) [11:15 - 11:40am ET] - 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 - https://lnkd.in/eyBaTFHH [2:00 - 3:40pm ET] - 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (Speakers: Jordan Smoller & Griffin Weber) [3:40 - 4:00pm ET] Wrap-Up and Adjourn Digital Versions of the Posters being Presented can be viewed here: https://lnkd.in/e9Spy272 Speaker Bios can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eri2DhgR 𝐖𝐞'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬: - Platinum Sponsor 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡(Samsung Healthcare) - Travel Sponsor: Research Centers Collaborative Network - Coffee & Snacks: MassPACE Association & UMassM2D2 𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 #AgeTech #MedTech #Innovation #AI #MachineLearning #HealthyAging #Alzheimers #VCFunding #Wearables #Sensors #FutureOfAging

Next week Dr. Carla Bouwmeester will be participating in a2 National Symposium discussing her research using AI-powered home health devices and cognitive screens for early delirium detection in dementia patients. 🧠💡 Don’t miss this chance to learn about the future of dementia care and engage with experts in the field! 🚀 #NUBouve #AIinHealthcare #DementiaCare #DeliriumDetection

We’re excited to share that the 3rd annual a2 National Symposium is officially sold out for in-person attendance. Join us virtually to explore how AI and emerging technologies are transforming AI, aging and dementia care. Register to attend online: https://lnkd.in/gYKnnhBW April 3–4, 2025 * Day 1: 12:30–4:00 PM ET * Day 2: 9:00 AM–3:40 PM ET * View the agenda: a2symposium.ai/agenda This premier event convenes researchers, technologists, industry leaders, and investors to discuss innovation in AI, healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. PS - Still interested in attending in person? Email srataj@umass.edu to join the waitlist.

🚨 Early career researchers in aging and AI—this is for you! The Research Centers Collaborative Network (of which the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai is a memer) is offering #VirtualTravelAwards to support ~10 early career investigators or trainees to: 1. Participate in a virtual career development session on June 23, 2025 2. Join the webinar “AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging” on June 24-25, 2025. 3. Receive up to $2,000 in support to attend either: – The 2025 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting – The 2026 a2 National Symposium (hosted by the a2 Collective) Applicants must be affiliated with an institution that houses at least one National Institute on Aging (NIA)-supported center and show interest in translational or multidisciplinary aging research. 📅 Apply by April 11, 2025 📄 Full RFA + Application details: https://lnkd.in/ghFvcsSg Rose Li and Associates, Inc. MassAITC The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project #a2Collective #RCCN #HealthyAging #DigitalHealth #AIinAging #EarlyCareerResearchers #a2Symposium2026 #AgingResearch #TranslationalScience

The remaining 🎟️ tickets for the 3rd #a2NationalSymposium being held on 🗓️ April 3-4 in Boston at the Harvard Club of Boston are going fast (<17 remain). Register today before they are gone! https://lnkd.in/e_dB5DuN 🌐 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭: https://lnkd.in/g2J2pJvP 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬! ⬜ Platinum Sponsor - 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 (https://lnkd.in/e4SyxRRu) ✈️ Early-career Travel Support - Research Centers Collaborative Network ☕ 🥐 Coffee & Snacks Sponsor - MassPACE Association and the UMassM2D2 NIA Lift Program (https://lnkd.in/ejsJbJYR) - 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: Pattie Maes of MIT Media Lab "Opportunities for AI and Wearables to Support Healthy Aging" - 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐: Jianying Hu of IBM "Harnessing AI for Advancing Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics" - 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬! Kate Brigham John Brzezenski Elizabeth Cho-Fertikh Jeff Chu Jim Doscher Winn Hong James Hueston Alan MacIntosh Denise Saltojanes Ted Werth - 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 (Speakers: Marty Sliwinski of Penn State University & Michael Kahana of University of Pennsylvania & Nia Therapeutics ) - 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 (Speakers: Conor Walsh of Harvard University & Marzyeh Ghassemi of Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (Speakers: Jordan Smoller of All of Us Science Committee & Griffin Weber of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) - 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (Featuring: Billion Labs Blue Iris Labs ForesightCares Livindi MindMics Rendever TRACE Biometrics MTN https://lnkd.in/e7fbcPkf ) - 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬! (https://lnkd.in/gF7nYUzW) See you in Boston! #AgeTech #MedTech #Innovation #AI #MachineLearning #HealthyAging #Alzheimers #VCFunding #Wearables #Sensors