Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Statistician II
Social Science Research Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Statistician II
Duke Population Research Institute,
Social Science Research Institute
Statistician II
Center for Population Health & Aging,
Duke Population Research Institute
Recent Scholarly Works
Towards personalized vaccine repurposing for Alzheimer's prevention: genotype-specific protective association of the shingles vaccine with odds of Alzheimer's disease in participants of two large cohort studies.
Journal article BMC neurology · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Our earlier study found that adult vaccination against shingles (herpes zoster infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus) was associated with significantly reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life. Here, w ... Full text CiteBasic Science and Pathogenesis.
Journal article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 2025 BackgroundAPOE4 is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a higher effect in females than in males. Identifying factors that may reduce the detrimental impact of APOE4 on AD is an important research objecti ... Full text CiteDeveloping Topics.
Journal article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 2025 BackgroundAccumulating evidence points to a major role of compromised immunity in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The MIR146a and COMT genes are both known for their involvement in immune responses, as well as in AD-related traits. COMT also regulates t ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
The Long Life Family Study
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Washington University in St. Louis · 2019 - 2030Leveraging population-based human data to uncover mechanisms connecting Alzheimer's disease and common infections and facilitate vaccines repurposing for AD prevention
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2027Understanding Alzheimer's Disease in the Context of the Aging
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025View All Grants