Congratulations, Bri and Noah, on the acceptance of their abstracts for poster presentation at AD/PD in March 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal! This is phenomenal news and an amazing accomplishment. Bri Breidenbach: “Fitness level modifies the …
Okonkwo Lab News
Talia Brach Accepted into The Area Health Education Centers Scholars Program
Talia Brach was accepted into the Area Health Education Centers Scholars Program (AHEC) for the 2023-2025 Cohort! She will complete this alongside her MPH program. This scholar’s program will expand her knowledge of health challenges …
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo’s Celebration of Promotion to Full Professor
The Okonkwo Lab, family, and friends gathered to celebrate Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo’s promotion to Full Professor during an evening filled with laughter, food, music, and dancing. We are all so proud of Dr. Okonkwo and …
Joe Strong’s Abstract Accepted as Poster at The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Meeting
Joe’s abstract, A Scoping Review of Social Determinants of Health in Charles Bonnet Syndrome Research, was accepted as a late breaking poster at The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place …
Ozioma Okonkwo Served as Opponent at Anders Rydström’s PhD Dissertation Defense
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo served as the Opponent, and also gave an opening lecture, at Anders Rydström’s PhD dissertation defense titled, “Mental stimulation and multimodal trials to prevent cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease” at Karolinska Instituet …
Alyssa Pandos and Hannatu Amaza Take on New Roles
We are thrilled to have two lab members stepping into new roles in our lab: Alyssa Pandos accepted the Okonkwo Lab Assistant Program Manager position! She will be transitioning from her role as a Clinical …
Chinenye Odo’s Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation at APDIM
Chinenye Odo’s abstract “Towards Gender Equity: Evaluating Word Choices of Internal Medicine Residents in Near-Peer Evaluations.” was accepted for poster presentation at the 2023 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Fall Conference happening …
Chinenye Odo’s Abstract Accepted for Presentation at Neuroscience 2023
Chinenye Odo’s abstract “Investigating the relationship between rate pressure product and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired late-middle-aged adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease” has been accepted for presentation at Neuroscience 2023 …
Okonkwo Lab at AAIC 2023
The Okonkwo Lab is at AAIC 2023 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands! Ozioma Okonkwo is giving an oral presentation in a Featured Research Session: Culturally-informed Community-engaged Efforts to Improve Inclusion and Engagement of Underrepresented Ethnocultural Populations …
Kyle Edmunds’s Manuscript Accepted for Publication
Kyle Edmund’s manuscript titled “Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates the deleterious effects of sleep apnea on cerebral structure and perfusion in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort study” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease …