Our warmest congratulations to Vilma Alanko who brilliantly defended her doctoral thesis at Karolinska Institutet on 13 June.
In her impressive work, Mouse-PAW, Vilma has studied mice to determine which brain changes a lifestyle intervention generates, and if those changes vary between different risk profiles. 🐁
The findings indicate that such differences exist, and suggest that if we can identify individuals with particular risk profiles of developing dementia and relate those profiles to biological signatures reflecting specific brain changes, we will be able to develop increasingly personalized lifestyle-based preventive strategies and treatment plans in the future.
Read Vilma’s thesis here (open access):
⇒Translational studies on biological signatures, risk profiles, and prevention of dementia
Many thanks to opponent Miranda Orr and to Vilma’s main supervisor Anna Matton as well as co-supervisors Silvia Maioli, Per Nilsson and Miia Kivipelto.
Read more: Interview with Vilma on Karolinska Institutet’s website
