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Elli Kaplan
CEO Elli Kaplan is aiming her life’s work at Alzheimer’s and related disorders. “I watched two of my grandparents die ‘alone’ because they could no longer remember their family members who were sitting at their bedsides,” she said. Neurotrack’s test is bolstered by 25 years of neuroscience research. Millions of dollars from foundations and grants have already been poured into the technology, which was developed by researchers at Emery University. The company offers a computer-based cognitive test that can detect an impairment on the Hippocampus, the first structure in the brain to be impacted by Alzheimer’s. The program evaluates patients’ eye movement — and the time spent looking at familiar and new images
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Meredith Barrett
Meredith have served in many different roles in both the health and environment fields, including: researcher, data analyst, project manager, grant writer, teacher, outreach coordinator, environmental educator, course designer, associate editor, board member and mentor. This diverse experience allows her to understand complex health and environmental issues from a unique perspective. Meredith is passionate about working to align environment and health priorities, improving health outcomes for humans and ecosystems.
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