Chasing Hope Luncheon hosted by Carrie Marriott

Our 2024 luncheon will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Chasing Hope Luncheon and the 10th anniversary of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases as we gather for an inspiring discussion about Alzheimer’s prevention and care. Speakers will include Norah O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes correspondent; Ann Romney; Reisa Anne Sperling, MD, director, Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Astrida Schaeffer, AHEAD Alzheimer’s prevention trial participant; Dennis J. Selkoe, MD, and Howard Weiner, MD, co-directors of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases.

Chasing Hope is an annual luncheon benefiting the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Hosted by Carrie Marriott and a distinguished host committee, the luncheon has raised over $1.4 million to fuel the center’s life-changing research in five of the world’s most complex neurologic diseases: multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, and brain tumors.

Held for the first time in 2019 in Washington, DC, Chasing Hope combines personal stories with discussions on the latest advances in research in neurologic diseases, making for an inspirational and unforgettable event.

Previous speakers and moderators include:

• Norah O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes correspondent
• Ann Romney, global ambassador of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases
• Meredith Vieira, broadcast journalist and television personality, and her husband, journalist and author Richard M. Cohen
• Experts from the center, including Dennis J. Selkoe, MD, and Howard Weiner, MD, center co-directors; Laurie Cox, PhD, head of the Microbiome Neurodegenerative Disease Unit; Vikram Khurana, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Movement Disorders; and Saranna Fanning, PhD, investigator in the Department of Neurology

Host Committee

About the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases

The Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a collaborative global pursuit to accelerate treatments, prevention, and cures for five of the world’s most complex neurologic diseases: multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Parkinson’s disease, and brain tumors.