Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo was recently quote in news articles about the first participant enrolled in the Clarity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Through Imaging (CLARiTI) study. Dr. Okonkwo serves as the co-lead for …
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Abstracts Accepted for Oral Presentation at AD/PD 2025
The Okonkwo Lab has 2 lab members whose abstracts were accepted for oral presentation at AD/PD 2025 in Vienna, Austria: Sarah Fernandes-Taylor (virtual): Region-specific measures of metabolism differentiate cognitively unimpaired individuals with elevated levels of …
Okonkwo Lab at CTAD 2024
The Okonkwo Lab traveled to Madrid, Spain to attend the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference (CTAD)! Adam Paulsen gave a poster presentation: The longitudinal relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness, amyloid-β, and cognitive decline in adults …
Hannatu Amaza, Amber Niay, and Mai Seng Thao’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Hannatu Amaza, Amber Niay, and Mai Seng Thao’s manuscript titled “The Health Equity Scholars Program: Fostering Culturally Competent and Successful Independent Investigators in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research” was accepted for publication in Alzheimer’s …
Welcome Drs. Ikenna Odoh, Jacqueline Pontes Monteiro, and Kyle Edmunds
We are thrilled to welcome our newest lab members to the team! Ikenna Odoh, MD is a graduate research assistant from the Master of Public Health Program with an interest in improving health outcomes for people …
Welcome New Students!
We are excited to share that we have 3 new students who joined the Okonkwo Lab in the Fall 2024 semester: Charisma Waters: I’m a sophomore studying biology with certificate in BioCore. I’m super excited …
Noah Cook’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Noah Cook’s manuscript “β-Amyloid positivity is less prevalent in cognitively unimpaired KLOTHO KL-VS heterozygotes” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease (JAD). Congratulations, Noah!
Okonkwo Lab at AAIC 2024
The Okonkwo Lab traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend AAIC 2024! Kenzie Jarchow gave a poster presentation: KLOTHO KL-VS genotype modifies the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and CSF biomarkers of neurodegeneration, synaptic dysfunction, and inflammation Bri …
Monica Bruce’s Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation
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 …
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 …