ExpoSignalz Webinar – POPs and Us: Our Environment and Alzheimer’s Disease

Join us for the first ExpoSignalz webinar, which will explore the links between persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and Alzheimer’s disease. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 21st May from 14:00-16:00 BST (15:00-17:00 CEST), online.

What are POPs?

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are man-made chemicals once widely used in agriculture and industry, for example in pesticides, electrical equipment, and flame-retardant materials. They are called “persistent” because they break down very slowly in the environment, allowing them to spread globally and accumulate in the food chain and are stored in human body fat, where they can remain for many years and slowly enter the bloodstream. Although many POPs have been banned since the late 1970s due to their toxicity, they are still detected in humans today, mainly through the consumption of contaminated foods such as fatty fish, dairy products, and meat.

Whilst some of the non-genetic causes of Alzheimer’s disease are well-recognised, the contribution of chemical exposures is still unclear. The ExpoSignalz project aims to uncover how specific chemical pollutants, such as persistent organic pollutants, electronic waste, and pharmaceutical residues, affect brain ageing and contribute to the development of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a leading cause of death worldwide. 

Our Speakers

Our team will be joined by international experts, who will bring their knowledge and latest research to the session. Speakers and their presentation titles are outlined below:

• About ExpoSignalz, Dr. Véronique Perrier, Project Coordinator and Research Director, Inserm
• Epidemiological Evidence Linking POP Exposure to Cognitive Ageing and Dementia, Dr. Sophie Lefevre Arbogast, Tenured Researcher, Inserm
• Persistent Environmental Pollutants Induce Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Accelerate Alzheimer’s Pathology, Prof. Jason Richardson, Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research, University of Georgia
• From Environmental Exposure to Neurodegeneration: Mechanistic Pathways Linking POPs to Alzheimer’s Disease, Prof. Xavier Coumoul, Professor of Toxicology and Biochemistry, Université Paris Cité

We hope you can join us for the first in our series of webinars focused on the environment and brain health.

Additional Information

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