# Still Alice: Virtual Panel Discussion #### calendar\_today Date and Time **December 6, 2021** 11:30AM - 01:00PM EST ABOUT THE FILM Adapted from Lisa Genova’s 2007 bestselling novel, Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s Oscar-winning film tells the story of renowned linguistics professor Alice Howland who fights to stay connected to her family, friends and herself after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Panelists **Lisa Genova, PhD** is *the New York Times* bestselling author of *Still Alice*, *Left Neglected*, *Love Anthony*, *Inside the O’Briens*, and *Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting*. Her TED talks on Alzheimer's and memory have been viewed over 7 million times. **Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD** is the Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Vice-Chair of Neurology, and Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also serves as the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. **James M. Wilkins, MD, PhD** is a geriatric psychiatrist, medical director of the Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Program at McLean Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Moderator **David Shenk** is New York Times bestselling author of *The Forgetting*, creator of the Living with Alzheimer's Film Project, co-host of The Forgetting Podcast, and contributor to The Atlantic, *National Geographic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harper’s, The New Yorker,* and NPR. The panel discussion will be held virtually via Zoom. **To ensure that you will receive a link to access the event, register now.** We will send out a link to the Zoom meeting the day before the event. Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://mbb.harvard.edu/node/1420588/event-feed.ics) Copy link link