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

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
🏆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/EUrtnrFyNiuoj2…
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/articl… #ISTAART @ISTAART
New study by Lin et al. finds that at least 1 in 5 people with dementia & functional limitations receive no personal assistance, across several global regions. Read more in Nature Aging: nature.com/articles/s4358…
New study by Berge et al. examines the impact of the LIVE intervention on caregiver burden & care time in home-dwelling #dementia dyads. Read more in Alzheimer's & Dementia: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al… #DaDA
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/regist…

JUST OUT—Klee et al. examine multimorbidity contributors to dementia over time. A great international collaboration with researchers from Univ of Luxembourg, Oregon Health and Science Univ & Yale. Read more: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…
Happening March 24, don't forget to register!👇🏽alz.org/research-webin…
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-webin…
New paper by @DrAnaCapuano et al explores how #diabetes impacts #Alzheimer's pathology: AD-related phosphoprotein patterns in older adults' brains are different in those living with diabetes alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…
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
Looking forward to a wonderful few days of knowledge sharing at the Australian Neuropsychiatric Symptom Symposium #anss @NeuroPsychPIA @designdatapia @neuraustralia @AgeingFutures @UNSWScience @MoyraMortby @DrAnaCapuano
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
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
Such a lovely talk by Funmi Akindejoye @GBHI_Fellows on the use of nature in dementia care settings in Nigeria. @NeuroPsychPIA @DesignDataPIA #ANSS
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-webin…

📢 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…
🚨 Job Alert! Dr. @anna_marseglia_ at Karolinska Institutet is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in medicine to study social health & sex differences. Apply here: ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo… 🌟 #PostdocOpportunity #SocialHealth
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-ass…
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"