Friends of NIA hosted an educational briefing on May 9, 2018 on Translating Scientific Discovery into Better Care: Groundbreaking Research at the National Institute on Aging.  Featured speakers included Richard Hodes, MD, Director of the NIA and Marie A. Bernard, MD, Deputy Director of the NIA.  Special guests included The Honorable Ed Markey (MA), Senate Co-Chair, The Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Honorable Earl Blumenauer (OR), Co-Chair, Congressional Neuroscience Caucus.