Invisible Disabilities Association - IDA

Encourage | Educate | Connect | Invisible No More

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

CONTEST | GIVE | STORE | COMMUNITY | DOCTOR | SEARCH

  • Home
  • What is an Invisible Disability
  • Living with ID’s
    • BUT YOU LOOK GOOD
    • ENCOURAGEMENT
    • IDA BLOGS
    • IDA SUPPORT COMMUNITY
    • PAMPHLETS
      • IDA’s Story
      • Accessible Parking
      • Looks Can be Deceiving
      • Just Take Something
      • Multiple Sclerosis
      • Fragrance Free Zone
      • Service Animals
      • Why Go Fragrance Free?
  • Programs
    • BRAIN IDEAS SYMPOSIUM
    • CLEANER INDOOR AIR
    • I AM INVISIBLE NO MORE
    • INVISIBLE DISABILITIES WEEK
    • INVISIBLE HEROES
    • PROGRAMS 4 PEOPLE
  • Awareness
    • AMBASSADORS
    • AWARD RECIPIENTS
      • 2018 Awards
      • 2017 Awards
      • 2016 Awards
      • 2015 Awards
      • 2014 Awards
      • 2013 Awards
      • 2012 Awards
      • 2011 Awards
      • 2010 Awards
      • 2009 Awards
      • 2008 Awards
    • ENEWSLETTER SIGNUP
    • IDA BLOGS
    • IDA IN THE MEDIA
  • EVENTS
    • 2018 Awards Gala – Oct 19th
    • I Am Invisible No More
    • Invisible Disabilities Week
    • Past Seminars & Events
      • 2016 Brain IDEAS Symposium
      • 2015 Brain IDEAS Symposium
    • Past Award Galas
      • 2018 Awards
      • 2017 Awards Gala
      • 2016 Awards Gala
      • 2015 Awards Gala
      • 2014 Awards Gala
      • 2013 Awards Gala
      • 2012 Awards Gala
      • 2011 Awards Gala
      • 2010 Awards Gala
      • 2009 Awards Gala
      • 2008 Awards Gala
  • Get Involved
    • WAYS TO SUPPORT IDA
      • Make a Donation
      • Make a Difference
      • Personal Fundraising Page
      • Give in Honor
      • Give in Memory
    • IDA SUPPORT COMMUNITY
    • PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
      • Books, Pamphlets, Wristbands
      • T-Shirts, Mugs, Bumperstickers
      • Find a Doctor
      • Emergency Alert
      • Healthcare Help
      • Medical ID Jewelry
      • My Health Record
      • Social Security Help
      • Support IDA via Amazon
      • Support IDA via eBay
    • SOCIAL MEDIA
  • About
    • About IDA
    • Board of Directors
    • IDA IRS 990 Financial Information
    • Legal Notice / Privacy Policy
    • Search IDA
    • Contact IDA
Home » IDA Events » Brain IDEAS Symposium » Huntington Potter PhD – Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome

Huntington Potter PhD – Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome

Huntington Potter PhD Dir Alzheimer's Center CU - 2015 Brain IDEAS Symposium - Invisible Disabilities Association

Huntington Potter PhD

Huntington Potter PhD is Professor of Neurology, member of the Linda Crnic Center for Down Syndrome and Director of the Rocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is devoted to studying the mechanistic relationship between Alzheimer’s Disease and Down syndrome. Recognizing that these disorders are two sides of the same coin and studying them together will best hasten the development of new treatments for both.

Prior to joining UC Denver, Dr. Potter studied, researched and taught for 30 years at Harvard University. He received his AB Cum Laude in Physics and Chemistry and his MA and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology before spending 13 years on the faculty of the Neurobiology Department. In 1998, he joined the Faculty at the University of South Florida as the Eric Pfeiffer Chair for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease. He designed and directed the NIA-designated Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at USF and was elected President of the Faculty at the College of Medicine, and President of the USF Tampa Faculty Senate.  From 2004-2008, he was CEO and Scientific Director of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute, during which time the Institute built the largest free-standing Alzheimer’s disease research institute in the world and developed 7 new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in preparation for human trials, before joining UC Denver.

Dr. Potter is credited with the first demonstration of the Holliday intermediate in genetic recombination, the perfection of electroporation for gene transfer, and the co-discovery of the essential role of inflammation and the amyloid-promoting activity of the apoE-4 protein in Alzheimer’s disease. He also discovered that Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome, which invariably leads to Alzheimer’s by age 30-40, are mechanistically related to each other and to cancer through the development of cells with abnormal numbers of chromosomes, which will be the focus of his research at UC Denver. He is author of over 100 scientific articles and books, is the holder of 15 U.S. and foreign patents, has sat on scientific advisory and review committees in academia, industry and government, and has received numerous awards for his work.  In 2010, Dr. Potter was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 2012 was elected a Founding Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and was selected one of Colorado’s Top Thinkers of 2013 by the Denver Post.  His electron micrographs of DNA are on permanent exhibit in the National American History Museum of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.

Dr. Potter was the recipient of the Invisible Disabilities Association’s 2015 Research Award.

Brain IDEAS Symposium Info

Huntington Potter PhD - 2015 Brain IDEAS Symposium - Alzheimer's

Huntington Potter PhD - 2015 Brain IDEAS Symposium - Disorders Panel

Huntington Potter PhD - 2016 Brain IDEAS Symposium - Alzheimer's

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google
  • Email
  • Print
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr

What is an invisible disability?

People often ask what the term invisible disability means. To define invisible disability in simple terms is a physical, mental or neurological condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities that is invisible to the onlooker. Unfortunately the very fact that these symptoms are invisible, can lead to misunderstandings, false perceptions and judgments. [Learn More Here]

Signup for IDA eNews
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

About | Online Community | Our Books and Pamphlets | T-Shirts and More | eNewsletter | Donate | Contact

Copyright 1996-2018. All rights reserved. Invisible Disabilities Association. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.