Congratulations to PNA trainee Alum Dr. Shruthi Venkatesh on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation yesterday: Generating Robust Real-World Evidence for Advancing Discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease.
As a great example of Population Neuroscience, Shruthi deftly wove together multiple fields and approaches in her defense including epidemiology, neuroscience, bioinformatics, machine learning, and clinical perspectives.
Congratulations Dr. Venkatesh, we can’t wait to see what comes next!
Exciting news! We are thrilled to share that a manuscript by our Population Neuroscience trainee Yixiao Song has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences! "A Bayesian Network Analysis of Gait Speed Change Upon Transition to Uneven...
A well-deserved win for Dr. Meredith Phillips, who earned the UPPDA Professional Development Award for Best Poster Presentation at yesterday's Pitt Postdoctoral Research Symposium- standing out among 118 postdoctoral presenters! She claimed the top spot in the...
The PNA had a wonderful time at the Food 4 Thought Spring Social! Members came together over a table full of dishes thoughtfully chosen for their beneficial and neuroprotective properties- a delicious reminder that good science and good food aren't mutually exclusive....
This seminar series will be discussing issues of generalizability, transportability, and representation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis and clinical trials. We will be considering the role of AD biomarkers and other eligibility criteria in determining who enters...
PNA Faculty Dr. Caterina Rosano has been selected as a fellow in the 2026-2027 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program! For those unfamiliar, ELAM is one of the most prestigious leadership fellowships in academic medicine. Founded...
The PNA gathered for the annual Winter Social filled with shared food, shared successes, and shared hopes for the year to come!
