Iris Wesley honored for a career of dedication & leadership

Iris Wesley honored for a career of dedication & leadership

Iris Wesley honored for a career of dedication & leadership

Nearly two-thirds of the approximately 7 million people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the United States are women. There are several theories as to why it affects them more, but the question is far from answered.

For many, the holidays represent a time to create special moments and carry on long-held traditions with loved ones. But for those with dementia and their caregivers, it can be a time of higher anxiety. Those with dementia might be overwhelmed by being in a new environment or around many people they do not recognize. Caregivers have the additional stress of maintaining the holiday preparations while still caring for their loved one. And for those who are not typically around a person with dementia, it can be hard to understand why someone is acting differently – even strange – than before

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Alexander Kowalski, M2 (akowalski98@siumed.edu) Christian Konopka, MD, PhD, PGY3, Radiology Resident (ckonopka92@siumed.edu) Dylan Thompson, M2 (dthompson74@siumed.edu) Faris Shaikh, M2 (fshaikh86@siumed.edu) Guadalupe Ruiz, M2 (gruiz29@siumed.edu) Hannah Johnson, M3 (hjohnson34@siumed.edu) Hannah Roberts, M4 (hroberts53@siumed.edu) Imadh Khan, M3 (ikhan77@siumed.edu) Jessica Sheelam, M2 (jsheelam35@siumed.edu) Joseph Bernard (jbernard41@siumed.edu) Noah Drewes, M3 (ndrewes45@siumed.edu) Savannah Kidd, M3 (skidd89@siumed.edu) Tyler Meng, M2 (tmeng34@siumed.edu)

2024 Surgery Resident Research Day 2nd Place: Adam Lipson, MD, PGY7 Neurosurgery for Orally Administered and Intracerebrally Infused Senotherapeutics in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model: Effects of Biological Sex on Physical, Metabolic, and Cognitive Parameters Co-authors: Fang, Y., McFadden, S., Quinn, K., Peck, M.R., Findley, C., Pandey, S., Hill, T., Bartke, A., Hascup, K., Hascup, E. Top Poster: Nathan Nordmann, MD, PGY6 Neurosurgery for Functional Rat Model for Optogenetic Stimulation of Motor Cortex after Spinal Cord Injury Co-authors: Angelique Bernik, Nandadevi Patil, Erin Lind, Zainab