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 …
Okonkwo Lab News
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 …
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 …