We are excited to share three recently published articles produced by the Health Equity Scholars Program (HESP) team! These publications, authored by the HESP Directors, Drs. Okonkwo and Rivera Mindt; HESP Scientists, Drs. Alyssa Arentoft, …
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Annual HABS-HD Investigators’ Meeting: September 25th-27th in Fort Worth, Texas
The annual HABS-HD Investigators’ Meeting in Fort Worth, TX, brought together Multiple Principal Investigators (MPIs), Core Leaders, study teams, and key personnel from the HABS-HD Study to share updates on their goals and progress. We …
Soumilee Chaudhuri’s Article Featured on NASW Website
ADNI Graduate Student Scholar, Soumilee Chaudhuri, recently published an article, titled “New Alzheimer’s drug holds promise, pitfalls for patients,” featured on the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) website. As a recipient of a NASW …
Dr. Annie Lee Receives a K01 Grant
HABS-HD Early Career Faculty Scholar, Dr. Annie Lee recently received a K01 grant! Dr. Lee was awarded this grant for her project, titled “Genetic Association Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardio-Cerebrovascular Risk Factors.” Great work and …
Dr. Sonya Kaur Awarded a K12 Scholarship
ADNI Early Career Faculty Alum, Dr. Sonya Kaur was recently awarded a K12 Scholarship! Dr. Kaur is part of the inaugural ADNI Cohort and worked on the application submission for this scholarship during her time …
Shirine Moukaled Gives Presentation to the Louisiana Alzheimer’s Association Chapter and Receives Award
Shirine Moukaled gave an oral presentation to the Louisiana Alzheimer’s Association Chapter titled, “Cardiometabolic multimorbidity, cognitive function, and dementia biomarkers” on April 30th, 2024. Shirine also was awarded third place for the Jean Yocum Harlan …
Gabriella Mamlouk Chaired MSTP Symposium
Gabriella Mamlouk Chaired the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Symposium at UW-Madison on April 4, 2024. The symposium showcased the MD-PhD and DVM-PhD students with a poster session, student research talks, a keynote physician-scientist speaker …
Dr. Annie Lee Gives a Presentation at NESS and Paper Published in Nature Communications
Dr. Annie Lee was invited to give an oral presentation titled, “A semi-parametric approach for longitudinal outcome-guided disease subtyping using high-dimensional omics data,” at the New England Statistics Symposium (NESS) on May 22nd, 2024. Additionally, …
Dr. Kharine Jean’s Book Chapter Accepted for Publication
Dr. Jean was first-author of the book chapter, titled “Dementia: Common Syndromes and modifiable risk and protective factors” which has been accepted to the journal Neurologic Clinics. A cheerful congratulations, Dr. Jean!
Dr. Alexandra Clark Attended the MCCFAD Summer Data Immersion Program and her Paper as Co-author Published
Dr. Alexandra Clark was invited to attend the highly competitive Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) Summer Data Immersion Program in May 2024 for the second year in a row. The program …