Englewood—The Jewish Home Family, in partnership with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, invites the community to a fascinating evening with international lecturer and neuroscientist, Dr. Eitan Okun, on his work to develop a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Okun’s research team at Bar-Ilan University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, in Ramat Gan, Israel, focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that link to impairments in learning and memory during aging. Dr. Okun develops novel interventions toward earlier detection and delay of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and ischemic brain stroke.

Research in these areas is conducted by using state-of-the-art techniques and an interdisciplinary approach. Techniques include the use of imaging tools, including a brand-new fluorescence microscope equipped with hardware and software for stereological analysis of brain structures and fluorescent markers in 3D. Complementing these techniques is a behavioral wing equipped with tools for unbiased analysis of complex cognitive behaviors in animals, and a virtual reality technology for assessing cognitive capacity in humans.

The lecture, titled “The Future of Treating Memory Decline: Developing a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease” will be on Wednesday, December 2, at 6:45 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served beginning at 6 p.m. Dietary laws will be observed. The lecture will take place at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Chiang Auditorium, 350 Engle St., Englewood, NJ 07631.

The event is free of charge, but RSVPs are required at 201-784-1414 ext, 5538 or [email protected].

The event is the culmination of a year of centennial events celebrating the Jewish Home Family’s 100 years of service to the community. The Jewish Home Family is the organizational parent of the Jewish Home at Rockleigh—Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living, the Jewish Home Assisted Living—Kaplen Family Senior Residence, the Jewish Home at Home and the Jewish Home Foundation of North Jersey. The mission of the Jewish Home Family and its constituent organizations is to provide the very best care, service and guidance for the benefit of our elderly and their families, at home and at our facilities, now and into the future, regardless of race, religion or financial ability, consistent with our Jewish traditions and values.