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USC Trustee Daniel J. Epstein, left, USC President Carol L. Folt and Paul Aisen celebrate as Aisen is named the inaugural holder of the Epstein Alzheimer’s Disease Director’s Chair. folding camping chairs

USC’s Paul Aisen, pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher, honored with Epstein Alzheimer’s Disease Director’s Chair - USC News

USC’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) in San Diego hosted the chair installation ceremony, which recognized and honored Aisen’s decades of work leading teams toward more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

The Director’s Chair was endowed by the Epstein Family Foundation as another generous gift in a series of significant donations catalyzing Alzheimer’s research in Southern California.

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USC’s Paul Aisen, pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher, honored with Epstein Alzheimer’s Disease Director’s Chair - USC News

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