Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca
@lumascarenhasf.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers University | Core Member, Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center 🧠 | Passionate about Aging Brain Health & Neurodegeneration | Nature Lover | Mom of Two
We have so much to learn from Indigenous communities. I am so very honored to learn from and present my work at the IIDRN. First day #IIDRN25 @umnmemorykeepermdt.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
We have so much to learn from Indigenous communities. I am so very honored to learn from and present my work at the IIDRN. First day #IIDRN25 @umnmemorykeepermdt.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social
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I am hiring a postdoc. If you know a motivated candidate interested in joining the vibrant Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rutgers to work on cognitive aging and minority health, please help spread the word. @rutgersbhi.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am hiring a postdoc. If you know a motivated candidate interested in joining the vibrant Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rutgers to work on cognitive aging and minority health, please help spread the word. @rutgersbhi.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
I am hiring a postdoc. If you know a motivated candidate interested in joining the vibrant Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rutgers to work on cognitive aging and minority health, please help spread the word. @rutgersbhi.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am hiring a postdoc. If you know a motivated candidate interested in joining the vibrant Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rutgers to work on cognitive aging and minority health, please help spread the word. @rutgersbhi.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
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Beautiful study from a stellar team!!
Early neuroinflammation in people with Down syndrome may explain high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease agencia.fapesp.br/people-with-... by @agenciafapesp.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #dementia #DownSyndrome #inflammation
#Alzheimers #dementia #DownSyndrome #inflammation
People with Down syndrome have early neuroinflammation
Researchers at the University of São Paulo identify a new factor that explains the high prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in older people with Down syndrome. The discovery paves the way for disease pr...
agencia.fapesp.br
October 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Beautiful study from a stellar team!!
Fascinating case study highlighting the additive impact of amyloid pathology in an individual with both Down syndrome and presenilin 2 variant, without a corresponding increase in tau pathology.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906048/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906048/
pubmed.ncbi
September 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fascinating case study highlighting the additive impact of amyloid pathology in an individual with both Down syndrome and presenilin 2 variant, without a corresponding increase in tau pathology.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906048/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906048/
As a current fellow, I highly recommend this opportunity. They are looking for candidates with review and publishing experience, and a demonstrated commitment to underserved communities.
Are you an early/mid career neuropsychologist who is interested in science and wants to learn more about the editorial process? Apply to become a 2026 editorial fellow at Neuropsychology.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As a current fellow, I highly recommend this opportunity. They are looking for candidates with review and publishing experience, and a demonstrated commitment to underserved communities.