Okonkwo Lab at AAIC 2022

The Okonkwo Lab is at AAIC 2022 in San Diego, California!

John Omelina is presenting a virtual poster: Increasing obstructive sleep apnea severity may have a deleterious effect on cognitive function

Clayton McIntyre is presenting an in-person poster: Role of insulin resistance in relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive speed/flexibility in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

Natascha Merten is presenting an in-person oral presentation: Associations of Sensory and Motor Functions in Midlife with Longitudinal Blood-Based Biomarker Levels of Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurodegeneration

Kyle Edmunds is presenting an in-person poster AND an in-person oral presentation:

Poster: Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates the deleterious effects of sleep apnea on cerebral structure, perfusion, and risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort study

Oral: BDNF expression partially mediates greater verbal learning and memory ability in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer’s disease