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Geriatric
I am cognitive neuroscientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. My broad research scope is in the investigation of women’s cognitive health in the context of aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the discovery of sex-specific biomarkers and risk factors for AD. My research program aims to inform the reason for the higher rates of AD in women versus men even when accounting for women’s longer lifespan and to address critical gaps in our understanding of how risk factors, diagnostic accuracy, biomarkers and trajectory of AD differ between men and women. I am working to extend my research program to the intersection of sex and race and see this as a critical next step to help improve our understanding of mechanisms of AD disparities and personalized treatment targets and interventions.
