RSVP for Solomon Carter Fuller Brain Health Brunch

media release: Free and open to all, the Solomon Carter Fuller Brain Health Brunch builds awareness of Alzheimer’s disease in the African American community, a disease that is twice as common among African-Americans than non-Hispanic whites. Dr. Lisa Barnes, the Alla V. and Solomon Jesmer professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine within the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University in Chicago, will present the keynote address. This event will take place on Saturday, April 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at TPC Wisconsin (formerly Cherokee Country Club), located at 5000 N Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704. Learn more and register by March 21 online at adrc.wisc.edu/SCF2024 or call 608-265-4790.

Event highlights include:

Health & wellness fair

Free, delicious brunch

Keynote address by Dr. Lisa Barnes

Vintage photo booth

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller portrayed by actor Esun Morales

Spectacular raffle (must be present to win)

The event is named after Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, the first African American psychiatrist and a pioneer in Alzheimer’s disease research.

Hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and African Americans Fighting Alzheimer's in Midlife (AA-FAIM) study, the event is free and open to all. Learn more and register at adrc.wisc.edu/SCF2024.

Members of the media can request interviews with Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center staff through Jessica Geraci-Perez, UW Health Communications media strategist, via phone at 608-220-1514 or email jgeraci-perez@uwhealth.org.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number expected to triple by the year 2050. Alzheimer’s disease is twice as common among African-Americans than non-Hispanic whites.