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HNRP at INS 2018
Several HNRP affiliated investigators contributed to the 46th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 14-17, 2018, Washington, DC. The theme of the meeting was "connecting the present to the future". Their posters highlighted various aspects of cognitive function related to disease, aging, and genetics.
Campbell LM, Eppig J, Kelsey RT, Edmonds E, Bondi MW. Cognitive performance and Alzheimer’s Disease biomarkers in superaging and normal older adults.
Paolillo E, Pasipanodya EC, Heaton RK, Moore DJ. Depressive symptoms are associated with cognitive decline in HIV/AIDS.
Saloner R, Yokoyama JS, Coppola G, Karydas A, Fox E, You M, Kramer JH. Associations of dopamine-related genes with executive functioning in functionally normal older adults.
Sundermann EE, Maki P, Rubin LH, Mielke M, Machulda M, Bondi M. Sex-based norms in clinical tests of verbal memory might improve diagnostic accuracy in Alzheimer’s Disease.
HIV Survivors Give Their ‘Last Gift’ In A New San Diego Study
September 11, 2017
Dr. Davey Smith and Susanna Concha-Garcia spoke with KPBS about The Last Gift, a new study at the University of California, San Diego, designed to help understand HIV reservoirs. The Last Gift Project works closely with the long-standing, California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network (CNTN)– the CNTN has been enrolling participants for tissue donation studies for almost 20 years. The Last Gift complements the CNTN by doing intensive end of life monitoring to determine where HIV resides when active replication is suppressed. By learning more about where the virus hides, researchers hope to learn how to target these hidden pockets of HIV for eradication; an essential step on the road to finding a cure.
Announcing the UCSD STAHR Program First Annual Workshop
The first annual UCSD Sustained Training on Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) workshop took place on July 13 and 14, 2017. The program included presentations by leaders in the field of HIV and Aging. STAHR is an NIMH-funded collaborative research training program that aims to be at the forefront of mental health research in HIV and Aging. Click here to review the agenda.
Emily Paolillo’s Article Highlighted as an Article of Public Interest
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research chose Ms. Paolillo’s article “At-Risk Alcohol Use is Associated with Antiretroviral Treatment Nonadherence Among Adults Living with HIV/AIDS” to be published in the August 2017 edition of the journal as an Article of Public Interest. Emily was an HNRP trainee and a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include the impact of HIV infection and substance use on neurocognitive and daily functioning outcomes. Specifically, she is interested in the modifying effects of alcohol and substance use on aging with HIV infection.
To read the write up by the Research Society on Alcoholism's News Wise click here.
Mariam Hussain Received Blue Ribbon Award at APA
Ms. Hussain received a Blue Ribbon Award at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) for her presentation “Age-Related Differences on The Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) in HIV Infected (HIV+) and /or Methamphetamine Dependent (METH+) Adults”.
She also was awarded a $300 APA Travel Award from the APA Science Directorate to attend this year's APA convention in order to present her findings.
She currently is an HNRP trainee and a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.