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Katey Workman & Lucas Parnell present their research at BAAS

News: June 07, 2025

Family Development Lab graduate students Katey Workman and Lucas Parnell presented their research at the annual Bay Area Affective Sciences conference at Stanford University.

Welcome new Jensen lab members - Jake, Aades and Marissa!

News: June 02, 2025

Welcome to 3 new trainees in the Jensen lab - 1st year graduate student Jake Velen, and undergraduate researchers Aades Dhillon and Marissa Lopez. Your passion for science is inspiring and we are excited to see your career's unfold!

Marissa Lopez

Person: Undergraduate researcher [Sophmore]

Marissa joined the Jensen lab through UC Merced's UROC SURI program in 2025. She is busy working on vaccines for T. gondii.

Neighborhood social cohesion and Alzheimer's disease dementia risk in South Asian individuals in the United States

Publication: Journal Article

Besser, Lilah M., Preeti P. Zanwar, Oanh L. Meyer, Elizabeth K. Sohn, Irene H. Yen, Namratha R. Kandula, and Alka M. Kanaya. 2025. “Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Risk in South Asian Individuals in the United States”. Alzheimer’s & Dementia 1 (2).

Sofia Aguilar

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Research Assistant Alum Sofia Aguilar, a native of Los Angeles, California, graduated from the University of California, Merced in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Public Health. She was a Student Researcher at Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity and Place (HOPe) Lab in the Department of Public Health...

Aades Dhillon

Person: Undergraduate researcher [Sophmore]

Undergraduate researcher, Aades, is super excited to work on immunity to Toxoplasma gondii.

Congratulations Juan - recipient of the MCB Department's "Outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist Award"!

News: May 06, 2025

Congratulations to Juan Sanchez-Arcila who received our department's Outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist Award! Well done Juan, the Jensen lab is proud of you!

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda

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Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda was a Staff Research Associate in Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity, and Place (HOPe) Lab within the Department of Public Health. She graduated with a BA in Public Health from the University of California, Merced, in May 2020, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in...

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda

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Research Associate Alum Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda was a Staff Research Associate in Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity, and Place (HOPe) Lab within the Department of Public Health. She graduated with a BA in Public Health from the University of California, Merced, in May 2020, and is currently pursuing...

Rebecca Martinez

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Research Associate Alum Rebecca Martinez was a Staff Researcher at UC Merced's HOPe Lab. She earned her BA in Public Health from UC Merced in 2021 and her MPH in Health Policy and Services from the University of Southern California in 2024. Born and raised in California's Central Valley, Rebecca has...