The @ISTAART Design and Data Analytics Professional Interest Area (PIA) supports applying advanced statistical methods to analyze studies of aging & dementia.

Joined July 2022
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New paper by Sun et al. presents a semiparametric joint model to examine how #biomarkers evolve with age and time to disease onset, applied to preclinical #Alzheimer’s. Read in Biometrics: doi.org/10.1093/biomtc/ujaf0…

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Don’t miss @DrAnaCapuano 's seminar “Modeling Change and Understanding Dementia Risk in Aging Research” at the University of Iowa on June 12 2025, 12–1 p.m. CT #Dementia #Aging #DaDA
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Unlock the power of past Alzheimer's clinical trials! 🧠 Drs. Mark Dubbelman & Sietske Sikkes join the ISTAART Voices podcast to explore how better access to trial data can improve patient stratification for disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s! 🎧alz.org/ISTAARTpodcast
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🏆ARISE is calling for innovative data science methods in aging research! Students & young scientists, submit your work for a chance to present in our inaugural webinar series. Top projects win medals🏅! Apply here: forms.gle/EUrtnrFyNiuoj2Mf7
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New study estimates how chronic conditions contribute to mortality across racial/ethnic groups. #Dementia showed the strongest link to death across groups. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #ISTAART @ISTAART

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Learn valuable skills on March 24 10am CT when you join us for our @ISTAART Basics webinar on how to carry out a meta-analysis in #dementia research with @mikemalekahmadi, Heather Allore, and @JetMJVonk 🧠📊 Register today: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Happening March 24, don't forget to register!👇🏽alz.org/research-webinars

Join us on March 24 2:00 pm CT for @ISTAART The Basics of the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network with Dr. Ula Hwang & panelists. Plus, announcement for another Basics webinar same day March 24 on systematic reviews is coming soon! Register: alz.org/research-webinars
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Applications are now open for the ΨMCA 2025 Conference on data harmonization & synthetic data in cognitive aging research 📅 Aug 10–15 2025, Tahoe City, CA. Apply by Feb 28: psymca.org #CognitiveAging #DataScience

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Looking forward to a wonderful few days of knowledge sharing at the Australian Neuropsychiatric Symptom Symposium #anss @NeuroPsychPIA @designdatapia @neuraustralia @AgeingFutures @UNSWScience @MoyraMortby @DrAnaCapuano
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Fantastic start to the inaugural Australasian Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Symposium! A big thank you to all our amazing Day 1 speakers! #ANSS @NeuroPsychPIA @DesignDataPIA @ISTAART @AgeingFutures @neuraustralia
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It has been an honour to lead the inaugural Australasian Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Symposium in Sydney these past 3 days! A big thank you to all our attendees and speakers for making the event such a success! #ANSS2025 @NeuroPsychPIA @DesignDataPIA @AgeingFutures @neuraustralia
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RT @Muireann_Irish: Such a lovely talk by Funmi Akindejoye @GBHI_Fellows on the use of nature in dementia care settings in Nigeria. @NeuroP…
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Join us on March 24 2:00 pm CT for @ISTAART The Basics of the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network with Dr. Ula Hwang & panelists. Plus, announcement for another Basics webinar same day March 24 on systematic reviews is coming soon! Register: alz.org/research-webinars
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📢 It's published!!! We (28 scientists) propose 4 Ways to increase Effect Sizes (not only Sample Size) to enhance the Replicability of Neuroimaging Research on Individual Differences. 🧠 >> check this out: doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02297
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Our work on sociocultural influences on semantic fluency metrics gets a spotlight on the Meet the Authors podcast! Magdalena Beran and I had a great conversation with the hosts about the findings. Give it a listen!🎙️ sites.libsyn.com/486387/the-…
Make sure to tune into this episode of Meet the Authors! Dr. Jet Vonk and Magdalena Beran discuss their article "The Association of Sociodemographic Factors with Total and Item-Level Semantic Fluency Metrics"
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