BioHive Summit: Lewy Body Dementia: Does a Diagnosis Matter? Susan Schneider Williams

Headline speaker at the 2021 BioHive Summit, Susan Schneider Williams, widow of actor Robin Williams gave a very personal and moving account of coping with the impacts of Lewy Body Dementia, the brain disease that ultimately took her husband’s life. Susan served on the board at the American Brain Foundation (ABF) from 2016 through 2021 where she spearheaded the ABF’s groundbreaking 2022 research award targeted at the discovery of an accurate method of diagnosing Lewy body dementia. Susan has become a prominent advocate and voice for LBD and brain disease research.