Overview
While striving to provide excellent clinical care, I also have several research interests:
1. Investigate a neurodevelopmental disorder, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which has the potential to provide insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of a neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease.
2. In collaboration with Dr. Cathrine Hoyo, we are investigating an epigenetic mechanism to explain the racial disparities in the development of Alzheimer's disease between underrepresented minorities and European Americans.
3. I am interested establishing biomarkers to diagnose various neurodegenerative diseases.
1. Investigate a neurodevelopmental disorder, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which has the potential to provide insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of a neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease.
2. In collaboration with Dr. Cathrine Hoyo, we are investigating an epigenetic mechanism to explain the racial disparities in the development of Alzheimer's disease between underrepresented minorities and European Americans.
3. I am interested establishing biomarkers to diagnose various neurodegenerative diseases.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Neurology
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2024 - Present
Neurology, Behavioral Neurology,
Neurology
Associate Professor in Pathology
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2024 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Associations of adverse childhood experiences, inflammation, and cognition in older Black adults
Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology · December 2025 Full text CiteSevere Persistent Urinary Retention Following Treatment With Intravenous Lecanemab.
Journal Article Pharmacotherapy · October 2025 Lecanemab is an amyloid-targeted antibody indicated for treating patients with amyloid-confirmed early Alzheimer's Disease in mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment stages. We report here a case of a subject with early stage of Alzheimer's Disease deme ... Full text Link to item CiteAdverse childhood experiences influence markers of neurodegeneration risk in older adults.
Journal Article Alzheimers Dement · August 2025 INTRODUCTION: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) disrupt brain development and increase vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). We explored how ACEs impact neuroimaging, plasma biomarkers, and cognition in older adults. METHODS ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of Intrathecally Administered ALN-APP in Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals · 2025 - 2030Automated High-purity Exosome isolation-based AD diagnostics system (AHEADx)
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2028Adaptive Neuromodulation of Working Memory Networks in Aging and Dementia
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2022 - 2028View All Grants
Recent Artistic Works
Real World Implicatinos of Lecanemab Use
Digital Media April 29, 2025 https://www.alzforum.org/news/conference-coverage/leqembi-clinic-early-reports-aria-rates-echo-trialsSpinal Tap procedure
Digital Media April 1, 2022View All Artistic Works
Education, Training & Certifications
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School ·
2013
M.D.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ·
2008
M.S.