Luciana Fonseca, PhD is an Associate in Research in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. She is a neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist with a background in aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in minority populations. Her work is currently focused on two projects, which she serves as the principal investigator: (1) intraindividual cognitive variability in aging adults with Down syndrome: associations with AD plasma biomarkers, neuropathology and clinical dementia, a K99/R00 funded by the National Institute on Aging; and (2) intraindividual cognitive variability in middle aged and older adults with type 1 diabetes and its relation to plasma biomarkers of AD, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association.

Date & Time: Monday, September 30, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95234194063  Passcode: 541311

For more information, please contact Anneliese (Lisa) Murphree (murphreea@upmc.edu).