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PNA trained, Dissertation defended, Doctorate achieved!
Congratulations to PNA trainee Alum Dr. Shruthi Venkatesh on the successful defense of her PhD...
Spring social has sprung!
The PNA had a wonderful time at the Food 4 Thought Spring Social! Members came together over a...
2026 Summer Seminar
This seminar series will be discussing issues of generalizability, transportability, and...
ELAM Honors
PNA Faculty Dr. Caterina Rosano has been selected as a fellow in the 2026-2027 Hedwig van...
Snow Much to Celebrate at the PNA Winter Social!
The PNA gathered for the annual Winter Social filled with shared food, shared successes, and...
Bringing in 2026 with friends, family, and FUN!
Here's to a fresh start and all the possibilities a new year brings. The PNA is stepping into 2026...
Happy New Year!!
As 2026 begins, let us take a look at all our PNA Trainees accomplished in 2025! PNA Published...
Tobago and Pittsburgh Friendship nearly 30 years later
Dr. Caterina Rosano met with Secretary of Health, Wellness and Social Protection, Dr. Faith...
GSA 2025 Comes to a Close
Members of eBrain (Dr. Meredith Phillips, Erica Fan, Dr. Andrea Rosso and Greta Cheng) presented...
Collaboration is a Foundation of PNA
For the PNA, collaborative practice and review go beyond the city limits of Pittsburgh. Several of...
Write, Reflect, and Refine our Research
In our PNA Writing Group, our students are encouraged to provide support, create accountability...
Ending Summer with our PNA Social!
PNA said goodbye to Summer 25', sharing what was accomplished over the last few months. Along with...
Our trainees’ stories are in the media!
Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to dive into publications written by past trainees! Kraynak, T....
The Hidden Link between Racism and Alzheimer’s Risk
Dr. Andrea Rosso and Dr. Beth Shaaban shared their expertise with Scientific American on how...
Dr. Shaaban appearance on Know Brainer
Dr. Beth Shaaban joined fellow neuroscientist Dr. Jaya Viswanathan, PhD, on the biweekly podcast...
GSA’s Capitol Hill Day 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Meredith Phillips met with members of Congress to advocate for critical...
PHRESH Approach
The Pittsburgh Courier has recently published an article shining light on the University of...
PNA at Dean’s Day
Postdoctoral trainee Meredith Phillips showcased her poster presentation research at the 2025...
Major Milestone for Kailyn Witonsky
Congratulations to Kailyn for passing her Comprehensive Exam!
Food4Thought
The PNA Spring Social showcased many delicious dishes that contained Neuroprotective Ingredients....
Dr. Winin for the Win!
Drs. Glynn and Rosano were able to discuss fatigue of women in reproductive age with Dr....
Vanscoy Winter Academy’s Call to Healthy Aging
Dr. Caterina Rosano joined more than 350 alumni and friends of the University of Pittsburgh on...
Joint Pain and Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Kailyn Witonsky recently published an article "Joint Pain and Leisure-Time Physical Activity:...
17th Annual Human Amyloid Imaging Conference
We would like to recognize and congratulate Alex Reese and Alejandra Ramirez-Tirado for their...
Sexism can lead to cognitive decline in women – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dr. Beth Shaaban provided insight for an article published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
Exciting News from our Team to Yours!
Congratulations to Greta Cheng for passing her Comprehensive exam last week and entering doctoral...
Congratulations to PNA’s Alex Reese!
Alexandria Reese shares her research at the 2024 Pitt ADRC OSCAR Symposium.
PNA presents at the Pitt ADRC OSCAR Symposium
Shruthi Venkatesh presented her work at this year’s ADRD Poster Session.
Spotted at GSA!
Pictured is Dr. Caterina Rosano and Dr. Tanaka Toshiko at GSA!
PNA is active at GSA!
PNA's very own Dr. Andrea Rosso and Mauricio Gil-Silva are representing the University of...
Richard Xu takes on GSA!
#GSA #HealthABCStudy #PNA
Congratulations to Shruthi!
Congratulations to our very own Shruthi Venkatesh for winning Best Poster Award (Graduate Student)...
Aging Research Day!
Our PNA team Meredith, Alejandra, and Erica had amazing presentations at Pitt’s Aging Research Day!
The PNA is prepping for the GSA
#GSA #PopNeuroscienceGSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting: Welcome
Have you heard what the PNA is up to??
This semester we are creating a new paper using the Paper Sprints Method....
Scholar Spotlight: Asma Cheema to discuss haplotype of the APOE polymorphism
Please join us Friday, October 4th to hear Postdoctoral Associate Asma Cheema as she hosts a...
Join us at the Fall Munch & Learns Series to hear Kailyn Witonsky discuss chronic pain reduction
Join us at noon on September 25th to hear Kailyn Witonsky discuss chronic pain reduction at the...
Join us September 26th for the Topics at Noon Series- Fall 2024
EBRAIN's Shruthi Venkatesh, BS will be alongside Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD, to share their topic...
Scholar Spotlight: School of Public Health Seminar Series
This seminar has been created as a platform for postdoctoral scholars and junior researchers to...
Welcoming Dr. Meredith Phillips to the eBRAIN team!
Join us in welcoming Meredith Phillips, PhD to our team! Meredith will be a Postdoc for our T32...
Welcoming Dr. Brian Kunzer to the eBRAIN team!
Join us in welcoming Brian Kunzer, PhD to our grant team. Brian Kunzer works with Dr. Caterina...
SPH-WIDE Postdoctoral/Instructor Seminar
This seminar has been created as a platform for postdoctoral scholars and junior researchers to...
Our PNA Fall Seminar Series is here!
The theme of this series will be "A PNA Perspective on WEIRD-A Special Writing Workshop Series"....
Sign up for Dr. Rosso’s Population Neuroscience Seminar (EPIDEM2017) while spots are available!
Sign up for Dr. Rosso's Population Neuroscience Seminar (EPIDEM2017) while spots are available!
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Dr. Shaaban chaired a Guided Poster Tour at AAIC 2024
Dr. Shaaban chaired a Guided Poster Tour, Intersectionality of sex, gender, ancestry, race, and...
Menayit Tamrat Dresse presents at AAIC 2024
Menayit Tamrat Dresse, a PNA PhD student with Dr. Shaaban, presented her poster, Plasma biomarkers...
Kailyn Witonsky having a wonderful time at the IASP Meeting.
Kailyn presented "Characteristics of Pain Resilient Older Adults; a descriptive study of two...
Congratulations to Thomas Kraynak for accepting an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh!
Thomas has been a part of our PNA T32 Grant since 2022. We are sad to see Thomas go, but we wish...
Congratulations to Thomas Kraynak for his Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for Postdoctoral Scholars at Pitt Psychiatry’s Research Day
Thomas Kraynak was awarded an Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for Postdoctoral Scholars at...
(PNA) T32 Training Grant Post-Doctoral Position Available
The PNA Training Grant will train highly talented individuals to pursue successful independent research in the etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and other age-related dementia (ADRD).
Jermon Drake: Equitable brain health requires equitable green space
Jermon Drake, an eBRAIN trainee, discusses the challenges of accessing outdoor exercise spaces...
Kailyn Witonsky’s abstract accepted to IASP’s 2024 World Congress on Pain
We are thrilled to announce that Kailyn has had an abstract accepted to the prestigious World Pain...
Sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers in a Caribbean population of African ancestry: The Tobago Health Study
Dr. Rosano is the lead investigator on a new publication, Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease...
A Glimpse into Life at eBrain
Excited to share a glimpse into life at ebrain with the 2024 mentoring team and our mentees! Part...
‘Blue Zones’ around the world offer keys to longevity
Andrea Rosso is interviewed for a Post Gazette series about blue zones and how they translate in...
How your brain ages, and some ways aging might be slowed
Thomas Kraynak's article on healthy brain aging is published to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette! In...
Celebrating Milestones: Greta Cheng and Kailyn Witonsky’s Dissertation Overviews
The eBrain community is beaming with pride as we celebrate a significant academic milestone...
Congratulations to eBrain’s Own Kailyn Witonsky!
We're excited to announce that Kailyn Witonsky, a valued member of the eBrain community, has...
Celebrating Dr. C. Elizabeth Shaaban’s Remarkable Achievement in Alzheimer’s Research
We are thrilled to announce a significant achievement by one of our esteemed community members,...
Dr. Rebecca Ehrenkranz published to the Journal of Experimental Gerontology
We are thrilled to congratulate our very own Rebecca Ehrenkranz, PhD, MPH on her latest...
2024 William R. Hazzard, MD Translational Research in Aging Symposium
Closing Loops: Integrating Brain & Body Event Flyer Date: February 28, 2024 Time: 8:30am -...
Winter Social with eBrain
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our wonderful, yearly, Winter Social with the eBrain...
Thomas Kraynak: How your brain ages, and some ways aging might be slowed
Thomas Kraynak's article on brain aging has been published to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. I wish...
We are accepting applications!
We are thrilled to share that we are actively accepting applications for both pre-Doc and post-Doc...
Congratulations to Richard Xu and Thomas Kraynak!
We would like to congratulate to Richard Xu on his presentation at the Aging Institute Research...
Richard Xu presenting for Aging Institute Day
Poster presentation by Richard Xu for Aging Institute Day. He will be standing by his poster,...
Discovering the Secrets to Longevity — on a Mt. Lebanon Bocce Court
The Post-Gazette kicked off their series on "blue zones" and Dr. Rosso's article made the front...
Unhealthy White Matter Connectivity, Cognition, and Racialization in Older Adults
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) may promote clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) disparities...
T32 Training Program now accepting applications for Post-Doc position
Post-Doctoral applications are now being accepted! Scholars receive: Salary & Travel Stipends...
Congratulations to Dr. Godina!
Congratulations to Dr. Godina on her successful defense last week! She will soon be starting a...
Congratulations to Dr. Shaaban and her team!
We would like to congratulate Beth and the rest of her team members for winning a special award!...
Become part of eBrain! Seeking Senior Statistician
If you are interested in working with the eBrain group, then we highly recommend you review this...
Dr. Rosano’s Recent Publication Cited by Medical Outlets
Dr. Rosano's recent publication to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has been cited...
Welcoming Ian Troidl to the Team
Welcome to Ian Troidl, our newest team member! Ian will be working as the Data Manager for the...
Congratulations to Dr. Ehrenkranz!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rebecca Ehrenkranz on graduation!
Check our Research Grants!
Do Women with Preeclampsia have Accelerated Brain Aging? Brain Health in Persons of African...
Through her research and volunteering, Rebecca Ehrenkranz is hoping to aid those around her
Rebecca Ehrenkranz volunteers with Repair the World Pittsburgh. Photo courtesy of Repair the World...
ISPGR 2022: Featured Keynote Speaker – Caterina Rosano
Caterina talks about her fascination with unravelling the mystery behind why / how some people age...
Congratulations to Sara Godina on her recently published paper
Congratulations to Sara Godina on her recently published paper; “Tutorials in population...
ADRD Hybrid Poster Session
The ADRC’s hybrid Poster Session is coming up on Thursday, June 16th! Please plan to stop by the...
ADRC Topics at Noon Series: Briana Sprague, PhD
May 26, 2022 - Skill, Will, and Thrill: The Central Nervous System and Older Adult Mobility Briana...
Congratulations graduates!
Congratulations to Zack Hubbard and Wesley DeHaven on their graduation!
New study investigating how structural racism impacts dementia
How does structural racism impact dementia? Researchers seek answers in Pittsburgh neighborhoods....
The Brain Across the Lifespan: Tools and Methodologies for Measuring the Changing Brain Virtual Workshop
Save the Dates! Monday, April 18, 2022 11:00am – 5:00pm ET Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:00pm –...
Writing in Population Neuroscience – Summer Term 2022
This is a 2-credit graduate course designed to reach pre- and postdoctoral trainees in...
Creative Brain Week
Inaugural Creative Brain Week—a Global Brain Health Institute initiative at Trinity College Dublin...
Neurohackademy
An online course on neuroimaging and data science called Neurohackademy run by the University of...
New PNA Training Grant Trainees
Introducing our two newest PNA Training Grant Trainees… Thomas Kraynak and Kailyn Witonsky....
Congratulations to Sara Godina on an amazing score!
Congratulations to Sara Godina on an amazing score on her R36 “The impact of neighborhood...
Rafael Migoyo selected for Pittsburgh Latinx Artist Residency Program
Rafael was awarded a spot in the inaugural Pittsburgh Latinx Artist Residency Program. Congrats!...
Racism and Its Implications for Clinical Trials: A Workshop to Promote Understanding and Action
Medicine and clinical research have a long history of racism. Working to change systems and...
You are invited to attend a special meeting on healthy aging research
You are invited to attend a special meeting on healthy aging research sponsored by the Academy of...
Publications and Commentary from Briana Sprague
Check out Briana Sprague’s recent publications and commentary she wrote for The Lancet Age- and...
Congratulations to Rebecca Ehrenkranz
Rebecca Ehrenkranz successfully passed her Overview... Congrats! read more about Rebecca's...
Beth Shaaban appointed Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Congratulations to Beth Shaaban, PhD, MPH on her appointment to Assistant Professor of...
Rebecca Ehrenkranz selected as the recipient of the Health Sciences Person-in-Training Award
Congratulations to Rebecca Ehrenkranz! She has been selected as the recipient of the Health...
Sexual and Gender Minority Populations and Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center jointly with the Department of...
eBrain Book Club Meets with Jason Karlawish
Now accepting applications for the Population Neuroscience of Alzheimer’s Disease and Age-related Dementia (PNA) T32 Training Grant
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health and Department of Psychiatry Now...