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Mr. Fei Wu

MD-MSc Student
Université Laval Medical School
Participates in 2 items

Fei Wu is a fourth-year medical student from Laval University, Québec City. He is completing an MD-MS in neuroscience double pathway and aspires to become a clinical scientist in neurology. Under the supervision of Dr. Robert Jr Laforce, behavioral neurologist, and Dr. Ali Dirani, retinal surgeon, his research work consists of developing novel retinal biomarkers for a rare form of atypical dementias: the language variant of Alzheimer's disease, also known as the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasias.


 

Sessions in which Mr. Fei Wu participates

Friday 20 June, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:01 PM - 12:06 PM | 5 minutes

Author’s Name(s): Fei Wu, Monica Lavoie, Mélanie Hébert, Robert Laforce Jr, Ali DiraniAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Fei Wu, none; Monica Lavoie, none; Mélanie Hébert, none; Robert Laforce Jr, none; Ali Dirani, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: The logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder which predominantly affects language functions. In 86% of lvPPA cases, the underlying pathology is a...

12:15 PM
12:16 PM - 12:26 PM | 10 minutes