Gabriella Mamlouk has officially been accepted into the Cellular & Molecular Pathology Graduate Program (CMP) here at UW-Madison! We are excited to “welcome back” Gabriella to the lab. Congratulations, Gabriella!
Okonkwo Lab News
Chinenye Odo Offered Travel Fellowship for International Conference
Chinenye Odo has been offered a travel fellowship for the June 22nd, international conference on Risk and Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans, by the Aging & Brain Health Alliance at Rutgers University-Newark! Congratulations Chinenye on …
Chinenye Odo’s Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation
Chinenye Odo’s abstract submission titled “Towards 3.0: A 10-year update on the Health Professional Shortage Areas in Rural Wisconsin” was accepted for a poster presentation at the Wisconsin Annual Public Health Conference in May! Congratulations, Chinenye!
Abstracts Accepted for ADRD Research Day 2023
Two lab members’ abstracts were accepted for poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Research Day 2023 in Madison, WI: Chinenye Odo: Investigating the relationship between rate pressure product and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers …
Healthy Aging Luncheon for Black Older Adults in The Community
The Wisconsin SuperAging Study team (Lexi Nelson, Sammy Bradley, Monica Bruce, and Ozioma Okonkwo) in conjunction with Ms. Deana Wright and Ms. Jeannette Arthur from NewBridge, held a Healthy Aging luncheon for Black older adults …
Ozioma Okonkwo Promoted to Tenured Professor
Ozioma Okonkwo has been promoted to Full Professor with tenure in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health!! The new rank takes effect June 18, 2023. Congratulations Ozioma on this well deserved recognition! The lab …
Ira Frahmand and Ozioma Okonkwo Receive NIH R01
Ira Frahmand and Ozioma Okonkwo have received NIH funding for their R01 grant titled, “KLOTHO and Resilience to Synaptic Dysfunction in Preclinical AD.” This award will position the lab to uncover novel insights into the …
Gabriella Mamlouk Awarded Fellowships
Gabriella Mamlouk was selected for two Fellowships: SciMed Graduate Research Scholars Fellowship (also known as the Advanced Opportunity Fellowship) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year 2023-24 HABS-HD Scholars Program through the HABS-HD …
Sammy Bradley Accepted to Graduate School
Sammy Bradley was accepted into the Clinical Psychology PhD programs at Marquette University and Ohio State University!! She will be attending Marquette University in Fall 2023. We are so proud – congratulations, Sammy!
Multiple Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at AAIC 2023
The Okonkwo Lab will be well represented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands! Six lab members’ abstracts were accepted for poster or oral presentations: Ira Frahmand: Klotho protein concentrations as a …