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NIA Funding Enables Researcher-Mentor to “Pay It Forward”
May 16, 2025
Durham, North Carolina — A renowned researcher helping clinicians understand cognitive differences in aging across populations, María Marquine, Ph.D., is passionate about teaching and training talent in the field of aging research. Now at the NIA-funded Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, she is “paying it forward” to the next generation through mentorship.
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NIA-Funded Clinician-Scientist Lends a Voice to People With Dementia
Feb. 9, 2024
Madison, Wisconsin — When Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Ph.D., began exploring a career in nursing, she wanted to make a difference for patients. But while working at a skilled nursing facility, she recognized that many aspects of the patient experience were a mystery to her and her colleagues. Could a better understanding of that experience enable caregivers to make a bigger impact?
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NIA Fuels Career Focused on Health Disparities
Aug. 10, 2023
Portland, Oregon — After earning her master’s degree and while working as a data scientist studying how people age, Ana Quiñones, Ph.D., kickstarted a career in gerontology without immediately realizing it. Those early days assisting with an NIA-funded study sparked her interest in biomedical research on aging and introduced her to an institute that became essential to her professional growth.
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