M: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual neurological forum at Bayview Medical Center. We have a fantastic lineup of talks for you over the next couple of days. I’d like to , Dr. Joseph Mariano from the Hampton Brain Institute. He’s conducted more than 22 studies on ways that dementia impacts the brain’s ability to recall memories. Having focused on this area of research during medical school, in a journal and was blown away. He’s not easy to book, so we’re fortunate to have him with us today, even though another engagement. Now our forum president would like to say a few words.