Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to serve as a guest editor for a special edition of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Diagnosis, Assessment, and Disease Monitoring journal. The special issue will focus on “Disparities and Multi-Level Social Determinants …
Okonkwo Lab News
Ozioma Okonkwo Appointed to Neurobiology Steering Committee
Ozioma Okonkwo has been appointed to the Neurobiology Steering Committee, the faculty governance of UW-Madison’s Undergraduate Neurobiology Major in Integrative Biology. The Steering Committee serves several functions including helping the program meet goals related to …
Ozioma Okonkwo Appointed Chair of Research Day Committee
Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD has been appointed chair of the UW-Madison Department of Madison 2022 Research Day Program Committee. Congratulations, Ozioma!
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 …