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Dr. Jack Jhamandas is currently a Distinguished University Professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. He received his BSc in Applied Physics and MSc in Biophysics from the University of Alberta, his MD from the University of Calgary and PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University. He completed his clinical training in Internal Medicine at the Toronto Western Hospital and in Neurology at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Jhamandas is a neurologist and neuroscientist whose research program on Alzheimer's disease has been funded by the CIHR and other agencies.

He has received the Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; a Killam Professorship; a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Research and elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He has published over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and holds several patents.

The development of novel and effective disease modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. Over the past 25 years, Dr.  Jhamandas’ experimental studies that have advanced knowledge in this area and hold the promise of yielding novel therapeutics for the disease. He is President and CEO of  Egeiro Pharmaceuticals Inc. that he co-founded with Dr. Lorne Tyrrell and Sir Michael Houghton.

Summary of Presentation:
The development of novel and effective disease modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. In this talk Dr. Jhamandas will cover experimental studies that have advanced knowledge in this area and hold the promise of yielding transformative therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. A more detailed  account of Dr. Jhamandas and his team’s research efforts is profiled in the issue of the Edify Magazine (May/June, 2025 issue).
https://edifyedmonton.com/urban/innovation-technology/distant-memory/

BILD Edmonton Metro is the voice and expert resource for the real estate development industry in the Edmonton Metro Region, shaping our region to ensure more people and businesses choose to live, invest, and thrive here.

Kalen will be providing an update on downtown Edmonton development and how these projects will be further injecting vibrancy and durability to the downtown core.

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Past President Markus will review the 2024-2025 Rotary year ending June 30, 2025.

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Naheed Nenshi, Leader, Alberta New Democratic Party;   M.L.A., Edmonton Strathcona

Naheed is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2024 and as leader of the Official Opposition since 2025. He previously served as the 36th mayor of Calgary for three terms from 2010 to 2021.  He became a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in June 2025, winning the Edmonton-Strathcona by-election

NOTE: Location changed for this special event from normal to the Chateau Louis Convention Centre.

Rotary Club of Edmonton West and Rotary Club of Edmonton are pleased to announced this combined club meeting to celebrate the holiday season.

Rotarians, and Friends are invited to attend this wonderful annual event for a turkey buffet with all the trimmings.

Location:

Chateau Louis Hotel and Convention Centre, St. Michaels Room
11727 Kingsway Avenue

 The doors will be open at 11:30 AM although the program will not start until Noon. 

Come prepared to engage in Christmas fellowship with fellow Rotary Club of Edmonton West members as well as Rotary Club of Edmonton and Rotaractors and be entertained.

Paula Simons is a Canadian senator, appointed to the Senate of Canada on October 3, 2018,

She previously worked as a journalist and was a columnist for the Edmonton Journal in Edmonton, Alberta. She sits as a senator representing Alberta in the Senate of Canada, and is part of the Independent Senators Group caucus.

DG Ramesh will be connecting "online" for his presentation to our club as he resides in Whitehorse Yukon but may be elsewhere in the district visiting other Rotary clubs . 

You may join us online or in person at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel.

For more info on Ramesh see the District Governor posting on 5370 website.

Dr. Michael Mann, C.E.O., Alberta Innovates

See the Alberta Innovates website

See detailed information on Dr Mann