Our former lab member Max Gaitán’s manuscript titled, Circulating klotho is higher in cerebrospinal fluid than serum and elevated in KLOTHO heterozygotes in a cohort with risk for Alzheimer’s disease, has been accepted for publication …
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Kyle’s Abstract Accepted for Talk at UW-Madison Postdoctoral Symposium
Kyle’s abstract, 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 was accepted for a 5-minute blitz talk at the annual …
Kaitlin Maxa Accepted to Masters Program
Former lab member, Kaitlin Maxa, has been accepted into the Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling program at Suffolk University! Not only that, but she also has a Fellowship position in the Counseling, Health, …
Natascha’s First Last-Author Manuscript Published
Natascha Merten’s first last-author manuscript, “Novel results on longitudinal associations of sensory and motor function and blood-based biomarkers for AD and neurodegeneration,” has been published! This is an amazing accomplishment and we could not be …
Ozioma Okonkwo Appointed to NTP Steering Committee
Ozioma has been selected for a 3-year term on the Neuroscience Training Program (NTP) Steering Committee. This Committee is the executive arm of the NTP and is responsible for making all major program decisions.
Kyle Receives Loan Repayment Award
Postdoctoral fellow Kyle Edmunds was recently awarded a Loan Repayment Award from the NIH. What an amazing accomplishment; congratulations, Kyle!
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 …
Beth and Ozioma’s Editorial Accepted
Ozioma Okonkwo and Beth Planalp’s invited editorial titled “Is 112 the new 10,000? Step count and dementia risk in the UK Biobank” has been accepted for publication in JAMA Neurology. Congratulations Beth and Ozioma!
Lucky Number 7
Our lab continues to grow, and we are thrilled to welcome 7 additional lab members to the team! Dr. Joe Strong is an Associate Scientist for the ADNI Engagement Core. He is joining us from …
Ryan Dougherty Receives Favorable Score on K01
Former lab member, Ryan Dougherty, received a favorable score on his recently-submitted K01 grant titled, “Energy expenditure, cognitive function, and biomarker features of Alzheimer’s disease.” Official funding is likely on the horizon. This is an …