Mouli and Stacy Cohen hosted a cocktail reception at their home in Belvedere to raise awareness of the advances in Alzheimer's research and treatment at UCSF. Stanley Prusiner, MD, director of the UCSF Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, introduced the evening's featured speaker, Bruce Miller, MD, director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and holder of the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology. Miller spoke about new patient care options at the UCSF Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

Hosts Stacy (center) and Mouli Cohen (right) chat with Stanley Prusiner, who made introductory remarks.

Robert Stripling, MD (far left), with daughter Stacy and son-in-law Mouli Cohen, meets Michael Geschwind, assistant professor at UCSF (second from right), and speaker Bruce Miller (far right).

Pat (far left) and Donald Ravitch (far right) chat with Bruce Miller and Robert Stripling.

UCSF Cancer Council Co-Chair Cathy Podell and husband Mike enjoy the festivities.

Photos by Thomas John Gibbons