![Nancy Chen Poster](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk5581/files/styles/sf_medium_width/public/media/images/AAIC_Nancy.jpg?itok=4j7M1-yS)
The Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2023 was a resounding success! Whitmer's Population Lab attendees were busy with their impressive array of presentations, with a total of 2 lightning-round presentations, 5 poster presentations, and an eagerly awaited press release.
The PhD students in epidemiology showcased their remarkable research in cognition and dementia. Nancy Chen, a first-year PhD student in epidemiology, presented her work that evaluated subjective cognition and objective cognition/cognitive decline in two cohorts: the Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR) and the LifeAfter90 (LA90) study.
Yi Lor, a fourth-year PhD student in epidemiology, explored the associations between late-life volunteering and cognitive decline and MRI brain markers and cognitive decline using data from both Kaiser Healthy Aging and Diverse Life Experience (KHANDLE) and STAR studies.
![Yi Lor Poster](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk5581/files/styles/sf_medium_width/public/media/images/AAIC_Yi.jpg?itok=9bCtosDb)
Claire Meunier, a third-year PhD student in epidemiology, presented her work focusing on cognitive decline within racial and ethnic groups in the LA90 study.
![Claire Meunier Poster](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk5581/files/styles/sf_medium_width/public/media/images/AAIC_Claire.jpg?itok=8wrnnwvV)
For more information on Yi Lor's research on volunteering and its impact on cognition, please visit the official press release at https://aaic.alz.org/releases_2023/volunteering-late-life-may-protect-brain-dementia.asp and https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/volunteering-in-late-life-may-protect-the-brain-against-cognitive-decline-and-dementia/2023/07