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Welcome New Fellows, Staff, and Trainees
We are pleased to welcome two new post-doctoral
fellows to the BU ADC:
Brandon Ally, Ph.D., and Lee Ashendorf, Ph.D.
- Dr. Ally earned his doctoral degree in clinical
psychology from the University of Southern
Mississippi, and he completed his predoctoral
residency and clinical postdoctoral fellowship
under Dr. William Milberg at Harvard Medical
School/Boston VAMC. Dr. Ally is now working
in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the
Bedford site of the BU ADC.
- Dr. Ashendorf earned his doctoral degree from
the University of Albany, State University of New
York, and completed an internship at the West
Haven site of the VA Connecticut Healthcare
System. Dr. Ashendorf is completing his fellowship
at the Bedford site of the BU ADC and is
also serving as a consulting neuropsychologist
for its HOPE Study.
We also would like to extend a warm welcome to
our new ADC staff: Sue Lambe, who serves as the
research coordinator for the ADMIRE study; and
Kate Henderson, research assistant for the Flurizan
and ADAPT studies. Our most recent volunteers
include: Arshiya Ahuja, a 2004 graduate of Vassar
College; Laura Byerly, a junior at Boston University;
Rachelle Leong, a 2005 graduate of Wellesley College;
Jennifer Luoma, a senior at Boston College;
Katie Wang, a 2003 graduate of Harvard College;
and Jessie Wolfe, a senior at Boston College.
Good-Byes
We say thank you to the following staff who
have recently completed work at the BU ADC:
Mary-Tara Roth, who recently accepted a position as
Research Subject Advocate in BU’s General Clinical
Research Center after serving as the project manager
for the ADAPT study; Janet Nafissi, who served as
a Clinical Research Associate for the ADAPT study;
and Sylvia Lambrechts, who was participant contact
coordinator for the ADAPT study and is now attending
the BU Graduate Medical Sciences program. We
would like to wish you all the best of luck in your
future endeavors!
Honorary and Memorial Contributions
The Alzheimer’s Disease Center welcomes honorary and memorial contributions. These gifts are an excellent
way to pay tribute to a family member or friend while making a contribution to the advancement of research
in the fi eld of AD.
In Memory of Jeanne A. (Menard) Bourque
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Maccombie
In Memory of Dr. Robert S. Boyd
Dr. Meredith Green; Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smallwood
In Memory of Joseph E. Corbett
Ms. Denise Mehlman
In Memory of Elizabeth Cutcliffe
Ms. Valerie Belcher; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bradbury;
Ms. Nancy Feingold-Palmer; Ms. Faith Horton; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Fitzgibbons; Mrs. Corinne Ioannilli Panula
In Memory of Margaret Detweilder
Ms. Maura Mann
In Memory of Pearl Dipasquale
Mr. Henry Barber
In Memory of Millie Eppolito
Ms. Audrey Pekear
In Memory of Gertrude Garbowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Raad
In Memory of Joseph Edward Holland
Ms. Rosalind Gordon
In Memory of Dagny Linnea Jansson
Mr. Bertil George Jansson
In Memory of Rita E. Kenney
Mr. John Scannell
In Memory of Frank B. Marshall, Jr.
Ms. Sandra Faber
In Memory of William Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fishman
In Memory of Barbara Jean Mueller
Ms. Maurissa McGeary
In Memory of William J. Noering, Jr.
Mr. Gerald McNally, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Engster;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noering
In Memory of Dr. Roston
Sharon and David Victor
In Memory of Mary Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Speranzella
In Memory of Ruth Snider
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perlman |