Events

World Encephalitis Day Conference 2021 October 22, 2020

Mark your calendar! The World Encephalitis Day Alliance will be hosting the World Encephalitis Day Conference on Saturday February 20th, 2021. This will be a virtual conference, so anyone, anywhere can participate. We are literally taking you across the globe, with speakers from Australia, Europe, and the United States. Our Keynote Speakers are Prof. Tom […]

Building Bridges November 10, 2020

AE Alliance and Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy SREAT Alliance (HESA) are excited to announce the virtual conference: ‘Autoimmune Encephalitis: Building Bridges.’ The aim of this conference is to enhance patient care and improve outcomes for those affected by AE, by promoting a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. ‘Building Bridges’, is a place to exchange ideas, […]

On Your Mark, Get Set, Register for Florence Forth January 8, 2021

Meet Lisa!  (Video production by Jack Chipman, www.jchipman.com) On Saturday, March 6, 2021, AE Alliance will organize the 9th annual Florence Forth run/walk in Durham, NC and kick off the first virtual Florence Forth run! Will and Leslie McDow started the Florence Forth run’/walk to commemorate the day that their six-year-old daughter Florence died from […]

Florence Forth July 30, 2013

Our family has always been a running family. A jogging stroller lived on our porch or dining room for years. We ran when full time jobs became stressful, while Laura and Florence napped as babies, and just exercising our dog. When Florence fell ill with an unknown disease at age two, we increased our running […]

The AEA Research Network April 28, 2020

#GivingTuesdayNow on May 5, 2020, is a global day of generosity and unity, a day to come together and give back in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. AE Alliance will participate in Giving Tuesday Now and launch the AEA Research Network with webinars by Dr. Sean Pittock (Mayo Clinic) and Dr. Stanley […]