Talia Brach graduated with her Master of Public Health and has accepted a position at Elephas on their Clinical Affairs Team. Congratulations, Talia!
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Kyle Edmund’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Kyle Edmunds’s manuscript “Depression modifies age-associated [11C]PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for AD” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (JAD). Congratulations, Kyle!
Isabella Hoang Accepted into Graduate School
Isabella Hoang was accepted into 5 graduate programs, and she has decided to attend Standford University, where she will pursue her Master of Science in Epidemiology and Clinical Research! Congratulations, Isabella – we are so …
Abstracts Accepted for Poster Presentation at AAIC 2025
The Okonkwo Lab has 2 lab members whose abstracts were accepted for poster presentation at AAIC 2025 in Toronto, Canada: Isabella Hoang: The Impact of Language Mismatch on Mini Mental State Examination Scores is Moderated …
Welcome Mae McCarty
The Okonkwo Lab is excited to welcome another member to our team: Mae McCarty is the CLARiTI Access Core Program Manager. Mae holds a Master of Public Health degree and has spent the past nine …
Gabriella Mamlouk’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Gabriella Mamlouk’s manuscript “Sex modifies the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and insulin resistance in adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease” has been accepted for publication in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. Congratulations, Gabby!
Ikenna Odoh’s Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation
Dr. Ikenna Odoh’s abstract titled “The Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness with Rates of Cognitive Decline in a Multiethnic Cohort at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease” has been selected for a Lightning Oral Presentation at the Alzheimer’s …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Serve on Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Practice Guideline Panel
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to serve on the Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Practice Guideline on the Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease. This guideline panel will be comprised of a mix of specialties including primary care, …
SuperAging Team Presenting at The St. John’s On The Lake Symposium On Aging
The UW SuperAging team (Ozioma Okonkwo, Monica Bruce, and Alyssa Pandos) is participating in the Saint John’s on the Lake Symposium on Aging on March 13th – 14th in Milwaukee, WI. Ozioma and Monica are …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited as Guest Lecturer to Science Sundays series
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo was invited as a guest lecturer for the Science Sundays series at Ohio State University on 3/2/25. His lecture was titled “Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Play in 5 Acts”.