About ISTAART

Become a member of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) and access a world of research and collaboration.

Member Benefits

ISTAART members enjoy the following AAIC benefits:

• No-cost virtual registration or discounted in-person registration fees.
• Access to ISTAART Professional Interest Area (PIA) Day at AAIC. Each PIA will host a scientific session focused on research updates. Additional networking and engagement opportunities will be provided throughout the day. Indicate your interest in attending via your AAIC registration.
• Access to ISTAART Professional Interest Area (PIA) Day. Each PIA will host a scientific session focused on research updates. Additional networking and engagement opportunities will be provided throughout the day. Indicate your interest in attending via your AAIC registration.
• Access to the ISTAART Student Workshop Series. Past topics include Science Communication, Putting People Living with Dementia at the Center of Your Work, and Transitioning Career Stages.
• The ISTAART Networking Reception, which allows current ISTAART members to connect with fellow attendees, discuss the science presented at AAIC and engage with ISTAART and Professional Interest Area (PIA) leaders.

PIA events are only open to current or new ISTAART members — members may attend any of the PIA sessions, regardless of PIA membership.

As well as other member benefits, including:

Journal Access:

• Online subscription to Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
• Up to 50% off author fees in the following journals:

• Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
• Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions

Year-Long Engagement Benefits:

• Members-only webinars on developing topics in the field and career advancement resources, including the ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author webinar series, which is designed to share updates on the latest advances in dementia science and to showcase rising stars in research and science communication.
• Opportunity to join or create a Professional Interest Area (PIA). The 29 unique PIAs connect members with common subspecialties, including neuroimaging, neuropsychiatric syndromes, vascular cognitive disorders, biofluid-based biomarkers and more.
• Members-only discounts on registration for other scientific meetings.
• Grant and funding announcements.
• Monthly member e-newsletter.
• Access to the Online Career Center.
• Learn more.

“I attended a PIA business meeting during my first AAIC and it turned out to be the best decision of the conference. It was wonderful to meet a group of people that focused on related research, with in-depth scientific discussions, and a group of dedicated people that really want to advance the field. Ever since, I’ve been actively involved with ISTAART’s PIAs.”

– Sietske Sikkes, Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Netherlands