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Jake Velen

Person: Graduate Student [1st year]

Jake had an extensive undergraduate research experience at Pepperdine University before joining the QSB program and the Jensen lab. Jake is interested in understanding mechanisms of tolerance following Toxoplasma infection and will be performing large-scale genetic screens to this end!

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...

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...

Kimberly Montanez

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Research Assistant Alum Kimberly Montanez graduated from UC Merced in May 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. She is now participating in a year-long internship with...