Category: Scientist Highlight

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Ángela Gutiérrez, PhD, MPH, who became a San Diego AD-RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Gutiérrez’s RCMAR pilot project is “Stress Exposure and Cognition among Older Latino Adults: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Psychosocial Resources”. Her three interdisciplinary lines of research focus on: (1) risk, resilience, and coping among…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Justina Avila-Rieger, PhD, who became a CIRAD Scientist in 2021. Dr. Avila-Reiger’s RCMAR pilot project is “Estrogen, Lifecourse Social Factors, and Cognitive Aging across Race/Ethnicity”. Dr. Avila-Rieger’s research focuses on identifying and understanding macro-social determinants of sex/gender and racial/ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease. She is passionate about amplifying the…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Candace A. Robledo, PhD, MPH, who became a UTRGV AD-RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Robledo’s RCMAR pilot project is “Examining the contribution of persistent organic pollutant exposures on mild cognitive impairment in Mexican Americans”. Dr. Robledo’s primary research interests have focused on assessing the impact that environmental chemicals (i.e.…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Chao Cai, PhD, who became a CCADMR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Cai’s RCMAR pilot project is “Evaluate Effects of Determinants on Diagnosis of ADRD Using Novel Statistical Cure Model”. Dr. Cai’s areas of expertise include applying advanced statistical methods in outcomes sciences and providing statistical consulting in collaborative research.…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Helen C.S. Meier, PhD, MPH, who became a MCCFAD Scientist in 2021. Dr. Meier’s RCMAR pilot project is “Metals exposure and risk of cognitive decline and ADRD in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging”. Dr. Meier’s research focuses on biosocial approaches to health inequalities and aging. She is…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Mateo Farina, PhD, who became a USC-AD RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Farina’s RCMAR pilot project is “Using DNA Methylation Markers to Understand Black-White Disparities in Cognitive Health”. His research interests include life course origins of dementia risk, examining black-white disparities in health, assess in health life expectancies across…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Hee Rin Lee, PhD, who became a MCUAAAR RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Hee Rin Lee is a researcher in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Her work addresses problems beyond the efficiency and functionality that are often prioritized in the advancement of robotics. She designs and evaluates robots for…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Mudasir (Roohi) Andrabi, PhD who became a Deep South RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Andrabi is an assistant professor and a health behavior scientist at the Capstone College of Nursing and her research focuses on cardiovascular health promotion. She is particularly interested in the health promotion of underserved populations.…