UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center

10/30/2026

Fourteen UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center faculty are included in the newly released Stanford/Elsevier database of highly cited scientists, which measures research citation impact across scientific fields.

Among nearly 380,000 researchers classified in Neurology & Neurosurgery, William Seeley, MD, ranked No. 88 for 2025 citation impact, Gil Rabinovici, MD, ranked No. 154 and Bruce Miller, MD, ranked No. 275. Miller also ranked No. 149 in the career-long analysis.

The database uses a composite of standardized citation indicators and should not be interpreted as a ranking of overall scientific quality. Still, the representation of 14 Fein MAC faculty highlights the reach and citation impact of research across our center.

Read more: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/9/

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

Today we mourn the loss of Sir Patrick Stewart, an extraordinary actor whose voice, presence, intelligence and humanity reached generations.

For many, he will forever be Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a leader who showed that strength could look like curiosity, compassion, dignity and respect. For others, he was Professor Charles Xavier or the Shakespearean actor whose remarkable stage career spanned decades.

With the news of his death came another revelation: Stewart had been living with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.

For those of us working to understand neurodegenerative disease and support people living with dementia and their families, that news carries particular weight.

Lewy body dementia can be difficult to recognize and understand. Behind every diagnosis is a person, and a family, navigating profound changes while the person they love remains so much more than a disease.

Patrick Stewart spent a lifetime helping audiences see the humanity in others. We can honor that legacy by bringing the same compassion and dignity to people living with dementia and to the families and caregivers who walk alongside them.

As Horatio says in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” “Good night, sweet prince.”

Rest in peace, Sir Patrick.

10/29/2026

We were delighted to host members of the Atlantic Institute Governing Board!

10/19/2026

What does having a safe place to live have to do with brain health?

Having a stable place to live can help protect our health as we age by making it easier to get restful sleep, eat nutritious meals, manage health conditions, get care and feel less stressed. Housing instability can put all of these under pressure.

This Wednesday in Berkeley, filmmaker and Atlantic Fellow Luca Capponi brings us close to the human experience behind those conditions in his documentary Like Heaven Without God.

Shot entirely in a parking lot near the Berkeley Marina, the film follows five Berkeley residents living in a homeless RV community. Temporarily sheltered through a public program, they face the uncertainty of what comes next.

Capponi’s work explores migration, displacement, and belonging, telling stories from the margins with patience and care.

🎬 Like Heaven Without God
📅 Wednesday, October 21 · 7–9 PM
📍 Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley
🎟️ $15 advance admission
Open to the public

Berkeley homeless community documented by filmmaker Luca Capponi

10/12/2026

On Wednesday, October 14, we invite you to join the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center for an evening exploring variation and creativity through the lenses of genetics and music.Featuring UCSF’s top minds in genetics and superstar musicians from SFCM, the...

10/09/2026

🎷 Art Reflects Life: Mutations, Variations, and Improvisation
What can genetics and music teach us about variation, creativity, and the patterns that shape life?

Join the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for an evening bringing together leading scientists and extraordinary musicians to explore the connections between biology and music.

From genetic mutations to musical improvisation, discover how variation and structure shape the world around us in a lively, thought-provoking program blending science, music theory, and live performance.

✨ Featuring leading UCSF faculty Bruce L. Miller, Aimee Kao, Claire Clelland, and William Seeley, alongside SFCM President & CEO David H. Stull, Music Director Edwin Outwater, and RJAM Executive Director Jason Hainsworth.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 7 p.m.
📍 Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall
50 Oak St., San Francisco, CA

🎟️ Free admission! Advance reservation required. Reserve your tickets through the event website.

💻 Can't attend in person? A livestream will be available, and a recording will be available afterward.

Come experience an evening where science meets music, and variation becomes a source of discovery.

10/08/2026

Abstract submissions are coming up for the 2027 Keystone Symposia conference, “Neurodegeneration: From Mechanisms to Precision Diagnosis and Therapies,” co-organized by UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center Director Bruce Miller, MD.

The meeting will bring together researchers across disciplines to explore advances in neurodegeneration, precision diagnosis and new therapeutic approaches.

Short talk abstracts and scholarship applications are due Dec. 15. The conference takes place April 11-14, 2027, in Whistler, British Columbia.

Learn more and submit: https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/m12027

Deadlines are approaching for Keystone Symposia on Neurodegeneration: from Mechanisms to Precision Diagnosis and Therapies, This April in Whistler! See scholarship, abstract and discount registration dates at: http://keysym.us/KSNeurodegen27

10/07/2026

Join the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center on Monday, Oct. 12, from 10-11 a.m. for Ezra Mauer, PhD, on dyslexia, developmental science and lifelong cognition. Virtual registration is required. Register at

A Developmental Science Perspective: The Dyslexia Center and Its Contributions to the Wider Fein Memory and Aging Center Community Ezra Mauer, PhD Neuropsychology Fellow Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center University of California, San Francisco Learning Objectives Describe how a developme...

10/05/2026

Scientist-turned-painter Anne Adams found inspiration in Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. Their remarkable connection is at the heart of UnRavelled, a play exploring art, music and frontotemporal dementia.

East Coast performances begin Oct. 9.
Philadelphia: Oct. 9–11 | New York City: Oct. 23–24
unravelledplay.com