News

Congratulations, Dr. de Leon!
She was awarded by Mayor Juslyn Manalo from the City of Daly City and the Filipino Service Providers Network in recognition of contributions to the Filipino community!
Dr. de Leon presents on "The Development of the Tagalog Phonemic Stress Reading Task" in Nara, Japan
Conference: World Federation of Neurology Speciality Group on Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders
Date: April 2024
Dr. de Leon presents on "Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments: Special Focus on Filipino Americans"
This Dementia Care Aware webinar titled “Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments: Special Focus on Filipino Americans” is the twentieth in the series and discusses language and cultural considerations for adapting the cognitive health assessments, with a special focus on Filipino Americans and the Tagalog language, 3/27/24.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLZM1YrEso8&t=1s
Creative Brain Week Conference, a Global Brain Health Institute innovation, at Trinity College Dublin
Dr. Martinez presenting on our Creative Minds outreach workshop
Congratulations to Dr. de Leon!
Dr. de Leon was selected as one of the awardees for the junior investigator travel awards supported by the Alzheimer’s Association for the Enhancing Participation by Minoritized Groups in AD/ADRD Research.

10/2023, Knight ADRC at Washington University in St. Louis
Congratulations to Dr. Niecholle Roco, who was awarded the Young Alumni Developement Program's Travel Grant at the UERM Memorial Medical Center Alumni Foundation event in July 2023.
Dr. de Leon photographed with fellow members of Include "International Network for Cross-linguistic Research on Brain Health."

Date: 7/18/2023

 

Alzheimer's Association International Conference

Dr. de Leon presenting a poster on the CATS "Cognitive Assessments for Tagalog Speakers" battery.
Date: 7/18/2023

 

 

"The Importance of Bilingual and Cross Lingustic Studies in Dementia" Presentation at the University of the Philippines

To read learn more, click here or watch the full presentation above.

Date: 2/4/23

The Council of Young Filipinx Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) Mentorship Panel

Date: 1/14/23