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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) are debilitating diseases that take away an individual's identity, self, and devastate their loved ones. In addition to family and communities, AD and ADRD pose social and economic burdens globally, affecting economies, policies, and healthcare systems. This burden of dementia is also projected to disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries.
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About the Contributors
Jayalakshmi (Jaya) Viswanathan, PhD, is a neuroscientist, author, and artist born and raised in India. She earned an engineering degree, a master’s in neuroscience, and a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. After her postdoctoral fellowship, she deepened her neuroscientific expertise as a contractor at the National Institutes of Health. She is currently a research assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine working in translational neuroscience to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias. She illustrated and wrote the first of its kind children’s neuroscience book, Baby Senses: A Sensory Neuroscience Primer for All Ages to convey complex scientific concepts through art and whimsy in terms of sensory “superpowers.”
Japhet Sha'agi Kineze is the head of research and development at Cirus Foundation, Canada, and the founder and CEO of NeuralVillage, which leverages neuroscience, genetics, and architecture to foster healthy urbanization. He holds an NCE in biology and chemistry and founded the Ladi Kwali Center in Nigeria, dedicating himself to cultural preservation.
Sai Lavanya Patnala is a recent medical graduate from India. Being in the medical field has ignited her desire to become a neurologist. Her special interest lies in behavioral neurology, as she believes it is a crucial aspect of understanding and treating neurological disorders.
Daisy Gallardo is a Mexican/Salvadoran third-year PhD candidate in Oswald Steward’s lab at the University of California, Irvine. She is researching the progression of neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Specifically, she is investigating neuroprotective mechanisms that may reduce or delay neurodegeneration.
