Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD has been appointed chair of the UW-Madison Department of Madison 2022 Research Day Program Committee. Congratulations, Ozioma!
Okonkwo Lab News
Okonkwo Lab to present at AAIC 2022
Several lab members have had their abstracts accepted for presentation in a variety of formats at this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in San Diego, California: Natascha Merten (oral presentation) Kyle Edmunds (oral presentation, poster …
Natascha Earns CapEx Award
Congratulations to Natascha Merten for earning a $20k CapEx award for freezers to support work on the BOSS study!
Okonkwo Lab at ADRD Research Day
Several lab members shared their work at the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Day event in Madison on April 5th: Lexi Nelson was chosen as an oral presenter for her abstract titled The Association …
Welcome Hannatu
We are delighted to have Hannatu Amaza join the lab as our new ADNI Clinical Research Project Coordinator. Hannatu brings a wealth of research experience ranging from phase I-III industry drug and device trials to …
Ozioma Okonkwo Recognized by Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter
In celebration of Black History Month, the Wisconsin chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association highlighted the efforts of Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo as a pioneer in Alzheimer’s disease research. Read more here
Ozioma Okonkwo Meets with WI First Lady Kathy Evers
Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, an international leader in studying how physical activity changes the brain, recently met with Wisconsin First Lady Kathy Evers to discuss lifestyle factors that can protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Watch here
Alice Motovylyak’s Manuscript Accepted
Congratulations to our former lab member Alice Motovylyak! Her manuscript “Age-related differences in white matter microstructure measured by advanced diffusion MRI in healthy older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease” accepted for publication in the …
Natascha Merten to Give Oral Presentation
Natascha Merten’s proposal “Mental Health Among Sensory Impaired Individuals During COVID-19 Lockdown Measures” was accepted for an oral presentation at the 2022 Scientific and Technology Meeting of the American Auditory Society.
Natascha Merten’s Manuscript Accepted
Congratulations to Natascha Merten! Her manuscript, “The Associations of Hearing Sensitivity and Different Cognitive Functions with Perception of Speech-in-Noise” was accepted in one of the biggest hearing journals: Ear and Hearing. https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/Abstract/9000/The_Associations_of_Hearing_Sensitivity_and.98375.aspx