Monica Bruce’s abstract Elevate Your Community Engaged Research was accepted for a 1-hour, in-person seminar at the 2024 American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention in Seattle, Washington! Monica submitted this abstract in conjunction with Sara …
Year: 2024
Ozioma Okonkwo Appointed to the Review Committee on Academic Staff Research Professor Titles
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been appointed to the Review Committee on Academic Staff Research Professor Titles. This committee will assess the landscape for use of Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, and Research Professor titles since …
Ozioma Okonkwo’s Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo authored two manuscripts recently accepted for publication: “A Protocol for the Inclusion of Minoritized Persons in Alzheimer’s Disease Research From the ADNI3 Diversity Taskforce” (lead author) was published in JAMA Network Open. It …
Kyle Edmunds Receives Loan Repayment
Dr. Kyle Edmunds was recently awarded a Loan Repayment Plan award with the NIH which helps pay off student debt. Congratulations Kyle on this amazing news!
Ozioma Okonkwo Contributes to Revised Criteria for Diagnosing and Staging AD
Since 2022, Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo served on the NIA-Alzheimer’s Association expert workgroup that establishes definitions and boundary classifications for Alzheimer’s disease (i.e., the NIA-Alzheimer’s Association Research Framework for Alzheimer’s Disease). The Revised Criteria for Diagnosing …
Noah Cook Successfully Defends Thesis
Noah Cook successfully defended his thesis “KLOTHO gene does not improve models relating polygenic risk score to Alzheimer’s disease outcomes” on May 30, 2024! Congratulations Noah on this wonderful achievement! We are proud of you …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Multiple Speaking, Session Chairing, and Mentoring Opportunities
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to 4 different speaking and session chairing opportunities in the coming months: On May 31, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH director, Dr. Joni Rutter, Director of the National Center for …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Speak at AAIC Satellite Symposium
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo was invited to speak at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Satellite Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2024. His presentation was titled Cardiorespiratory Fitness Modifies the Association Between Cerebral …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Speak at AAIC Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to be a speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis in Tokyo, Japan in September 2024. He will present an overview of the revised criteria …
Monica Bruce Published Column in The Capital City Hues
Monica Bruce wrote a column for the Capital City Hues in honor of National Minority Health Month! It was published in the April 15 edition of the Capital City Hues: https://www.capitalcityhues.com/04152024monicabruce/ Congratulations Monica on an …