During #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we’re reminded of the importance of supporting one another and continuing to break the stigma around mental illness. Take time this month to care for your mental health and check in on those around you. Everyone deserves a hopeful future.
At Alector, we are advancing novel approaches and developing therapies aimed at slowing or counteracting the devastating progression of #ParkinsonsDisease and other neurodegenerative conditions.
Learn more about Parkinson’s here: https://t.co/iISckEiUSd
The Alector team celebrated Valentine’s Day by taking time to create handmade cards for the elderly at the Rosener House. At the Rosener House, their goal is to keep families together through a supportive environment for seniors with cognitive challenges and chronic conditions.
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The Alector team will be on the ground at #JPM2026 and looks forward to connecting with colleagues and partners across the #neurodegenerative disease community.
Meet Mikki Bryan, Alector’s Senior Executive Assistant. Mikki’s favorite part of Alector's culture is “the diversity and dynamic community.” She loves the “ample opportunity to work cross-functionally and share knowledge between departments.” Learn more about Mikki below.
Your clothes came from Kmart and they stayed on layaway until school started. Eating out at a restaurant was a thing every now & then!! Fast food was leftovers at home. Eating popsicles was a treat on a hot day. We had fake cigs for candy and you only needed $1 or less. School was mandatory. You took your school clothes off as soon as you got home and put on your play clothes. If no one was home after school, you went to the neighbors. Nobody paid for daycare because we had a key to the house to get in when we got home.
We ate dinner at the table. Our house phone wasn't always being used. We played Cops and Robbers, 1-2-3 Not It, Red Light Green Light, Hide & Seek, Truth or Dare, Tag, Kickball, Dodgeball & we rode bikes. Girls and Boys played in the street. We came home when the street lights came on.
Staying in the house was a punishment and the only thing we knew about being "bored", "You better find something to do before I find it for you!" We ate what Mom made for dinner or we ate nothing at all. There was no bottled water; we drank from the tap or the water hose!
Phone numbers and address’s were either memorized or written on a folded piece of paper which was kept with you at all times!
What were Cell phones? We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings and rode our bikes for hours. We ran around in the streets until dark and came in before the street lights came on.
We were AFRAID OF NOTHING.
We watched our mouths around our Elders. If we acted up we got beat with a wooden paddle, switch or belt!
These were the good old days.
Kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid, they will never understand my childhood!!
@nbcbayarea I wonder why Kaiser was not routing people to another nearby hospital? All his triage vitals were “normal” but he was still a level 2? They called 911 from the waiting room, the paramedics could not help him because he was in the ER waiting room? Just wow!!
Can a patient with an #FTD-causing gene mutation pass this on to their children? Genetic testing examines your DNA and identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or genetic code. Learn more: https://t.co/DDOvzb5kCk
Today, we are celebrating our incredible executive assistant team in honor of National #AdministrativeProfessionals Day! Thank you Amanda, Angela, Mikki and Yasmin for your dedication to keeping Alector running efficiently.