@francescarofa
Neuroscientist | Research Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago | Senior Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #SexDifferences https://www.gbhi.org/profiles/francesca-farina
New paper: doi.org/10.1111/jora... What mental health profiles exist during preclinical stages? Data were drawn from 13 studies with over 100,000 young people from community and school samples. Discussed are early-stage profiles spanning from excellent mental health to more at-risk profiles.
Drs Agustín Ibáñez (Global Brain Health Institute), Antonella Santuccione-Chadha (Women’s Brain Foundation), Mohamed Salama (American University Cairo), Anna Brugulat-Serrat & Clara Gallay (@barcelonabeta.bsky.social), Alfred Njamnshi (Brain Research Africa Initiative) & James Griffith (UChicago)
I love working at an institute that champions women’s brain health. Grateful to receive a 2025 Faculty Grant from UChicago Center in Paris to launch a global project investigating why women face higher dementia risk. With partners across the US, Europe, Africa & the Middle East, including...
This is figure 1, which shows study design and analysis pipeline.
Differences in physical, social, and sociopolitical factors across the world have resulted in marked disparities in healthy ageing across countries, according to an analysis in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/3UfJ8GU #medsky 🧪
Curious about the program? Join the June 26 webinar introducing the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health. Hear from fellows and learn how to apply. Register: www.gbhi.org/events/intro...
Applications are open for the @atlanticfellows.bsky.social for Equity in Brain Health
Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
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New article in @theconversation.com
about the importance of early life for long-term brain health.
Thanks to co-authors @francescarofa.bsky.social and Laura Booi.
Check out the article here
theconversation.com/the-roots-of...
and the paper it references here
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Thank you Scott for leading this piece. Brain health is a life long process, let's start the conversations early!
graph of NIH basisfor new drugs
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
Prof Agustin Ibanez
Roundtable of experiences with Drs María Beatriz Bistué, Débora Souza & Ariel Caviedes
What an incredible 3 days at the @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAICNeuro 2025 Chile Hub in beautiful Santiago! This event was a celebration of interdisciplinary collaboration with discussions on brain health, computational neuroscience, social disparities, innovative diagnostics and arts in health
Sharing this #alzheiemers #dementia #ADRD research starter pack again since it’s been a few months and there have been some new additions! We are keeping science alive despite whatever is happening ✊ #geronsky #episky
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🥳DRNI are thrilled that @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social Dementia Trials Ireland & @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social are offering travel bursaries supporting ECR's attending DRNI ECR Day in @CPH_QUB on 04 March!
To find out more:
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NSI: tinyurl.com/52hssrb5
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We're offering Early Career Researchers the opportunity to apply for our new Early Career Research Travel Bursaries to support attendance at Dementia Research Network Ireland (DRNI)’s knowledge exchange seminar.
Learn more at alzheimer.ie/creating-cha... #DementiaResearch
Hear about Partnering with Under-Served Communities - a Peruvian Perspective
@istaart.bsky.social
Starter pack to connect people from or working in science in the Global South!
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If you’re not here yet, just let me know, and I’ll add you! Let’s connect! #sciencedemocratization 😊
Ahora en español! Our @thelancet.bsky.social paper has been featured in Infobae: Una investigación global propone repensar desde cuándo se debe prevenir la demencia: por qué la clave está en la juventud: www.infobae.com/america/cien...
Featuring quotes from the fantastic @luciacrivelli.bsky.social
Faculty position at The University of Chicago working on molecular, imaging and transcriptomic experiments to examine the role of the gut microbiome in modulation of pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. Closing date: 6th March
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
We are recruiting for the PERI-MIND project! 📣
A study that will explore peoples' experiences of navigating menopause with a higher risk of dementia - and crucially - create real, personalized support for those who need it most
📽️ youtu.be/yeJuPnEHJg8
More info: obgyn.uchicago.edu/research/per...
Really looking forward to this webinar on partnering with #Vietnamese communities - sign up here! Alz.org/research-webinars #dementia #research #participatoryresearch
We are recruiting for the PERI-MIND project! 📣
A study that will explore peoples' experiences of navigating menopause with a higher risk of dementia - and crucially - create real, personalized support for those who need it most
📽️ youtu.be/yeJuPnEHJg8
More info: obgyn.uchicago.edu/research/per...
With the inimitable Helen Rochford-Brennan, Global Dementia Ambassador and Irish advocate @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social 👏
ISTAART is on Bluesky! Follow us as we discuss the latest in research and treatment and make connections to grow the global dementia science community.
Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely!
can-acn.org/scientist-se...
📣 Abstract submissions are open for Dementia Research Network Ireland's Early Career Researcher day on March 4 in Queen's University Belfast: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
This is a fantastic opportunity for early career professionals to showcase their research. Travel bursaries available!
A group of international early career researchers wearing purple tee shirts and holding cut out signs reading “AAIC” and “ISTAART”
Applications are now open for the ISTAART Ambassador Program 2025-26!
This program offers early-career researchers access to #AAIC25, as well as year-round training, networking, and mentoring opportunities.
Apply by Feb 10, 2025, at alz.org/ISTAARTambassadors!
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Read more information about our paper in the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) news story here: www.gbhi.org/news-publica...
Some of the authors at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in 2023
Figure 1: The relevance of modifiable factors for dementia in young adulthood
Our new study out today in Lancet Healthy Longevity advocates for young adulthood as a key, yet overlooked, stage for dementia prevention: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This discussion began at #AAIC23 & reflects 2 years of work by the NextGen Brain Health team and our amazing collaborators 🧠🌎