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!
Okonkwo Lab 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 …
Noah Cook Successfully Defends Thesis
Noah Cook successfully defended his thesis “KLOTHO gene does not improve models relating polygenic risk score to Alzheimer’s disease outcomes” on May 30, 2024! Congratulations Noah on this wonderful achievement! We are proud of you …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Multiple Speaking, Session Chairing, and Mentoring Opportunities
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to 4 different speaking and session chairing opportunities in the coming months: On May 31, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH director, Dr. Joni Rutter, Director of the National Center for …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Speak at AAIC Satellite Symposium
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo was invited to speak at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Satellite Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2024. His presentation was titled Cardiorespiratory Fitness Modifies the Association Between Cerebral …
Ozioma Okonkwo Invited to Speak at AAIC Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo has been invited to be a speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis in Tokyo, Japan in September 2024. He will present an overview of the revised criteria …
Monica Bruce Published Column in The Capital City Hues
Monica Bruce wrote a column for the Capital City Hues in honor of National Minority Health Month! It was published in the April 15 edition of the Capital City Hues: https://www.capitalcityhues.com/04152024monicabruce/ Congratulations Monica on an …
Marissa Torres-Raby Presents at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Marissa Torres-Raby is presenting her poster “Modification of the CAIDE score to predict amyloid positivity” at UW-Madison’s Bio152 Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium. Congratulations on all the hard work put into this project, Marissa!
Ira Driscoll’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Dr. Ira Driscoll’s manuscript, titled, “KLOTHO KL-VS heterozygosity is associated with diminished age-related neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and synaptic dysfunction in older cognitively unimpaired adults” has been accepted for publication in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of …
Eli Blum’s Abstract Accepted for Presentation at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Eli Blum’s abstract “Examining the Association of Age, Physical Activity, and APOE Haplotype On [11C] PiB-PET Brain Amyloid in a Cohort Enriched with Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease.” was accepted for oral presentation at the 2024 …