Sex Differences in Metabolic and Vascular Contributions to Dementia

Sex Differences in Metabolic and Vascular Contributions to Dementia

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12 October 2021    
10:00 am PDT - 11:00 am PDT
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Seminar Title: Sex Differences in Metabolic and Vascular Contributions to Dementia

Presenter: Dr. Kristen Zuloaga, Assistant Professor, Albany Medical Center

Kristen is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Albany Medical College. Kristen obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2011 and has been trained by leaders in the fields of neuroendocrinology (Dr. Robert Handa), cerebral vascular physiology and cerebral ischemia (Dr. Nabil Alkayed and Dr. Rayna Gonzales), aging and neurogenesis (MacArthur Fellow Dr. Sally Tempe).  She serves as both Council member and Education co-Chair for the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and on the Editorial Board for Biology of Sex Differences.  She is deeply committed to mentorship and is Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Albany Postdoctoral Development Program.