Rhoda Au
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Rhoda Au, PhD

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-0089
rhodaau@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Au’s research interests are focused on aging and dementia, and include relating cardiovascular risk factors, brain MRI measures, and neuropathology to cognitive performance. She is also interested in merging research and technology as the path toward innovative science.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Investigator - Framingham Heart Study
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students) - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Professor, Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • University of California, Riverside, PhD Field of Study: Psychology
  • Boston University, MBA Field of Study: Policy Analysis and Management
  • Pomona College, BA Field of Study: Psychology

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Publications

  • Published on 11/1/2025

    Au R, Bose N, Imam F, Kolachalama VB. Technological advances enabling an enhanced understanding of early Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Nov; 21(11):e70883. PMID: 41177895.

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  • Published on 10/1/2025

    Marino FR, Rogers G, Miller JW, Selhub J, Mez J, Crane PK, Mukherjee S, Saykin AJ, Hohman TJ, Trittschuh EH, Au R, Jacques PF, Hwang PH. Higher vitamin B12 from mid- to late life is related to slower rates of cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Oct; 21(10):e70864. PMID: 41152187.

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  • Published on 9/27/2025

    Kurniansyah N, Tasaki S, Rehman H, Zhu C, Farrell J, Sherva R, Hauger R, Merritt VC, Panizzon M, Zhang R, Gaziano JM, Gim J, Lee K, Lee DY, Nho K, Vialle RA, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Lee AJ, Brickman AM, Cruchaga C, Risacher S, Greve DN, Crane P, Martin E, Bush W, Mayeux R, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Logue M, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Saykin A, Hohman T, Wang LS, Schellenberg GC, Ang TFA, Au R, Mez J, Lunetta KL, Zhang X, Farrer LA. A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for Alzheimer disease is associated with cognitive decline, hippocampal atrophy and neuropathological hallmarks in diverse populations. medRxiv. 2025 Sep 27. PMID: 41040715.

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  • Published on 9/11/2025

    Christianson K, Prabhu M, Popp ZT, Rahman MS, Drane J, Lee M, Lathan C, Lin H, Au R, Sunderaraman P, Hwang PH. Adherence timescale impacts completion rates of high-frequency mobile cognitive assessments among older adults. Explor Med. 2025; 6. PMID: 41050829.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Bellitti M, Lauber MV, Searls E, Lin H, Au R, Kolachalama VB. Practice effects on digital cognitive assessment tools: insights from the defense automated neurobehavioral assessment battery. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e70644. PMID: 40911708.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Alosco ML, Morrison M, Au R, Steinberg EG, Mwicigi J, Ly M, Altaras C, Lenio S, Abdennadher M, O'Connor MK, Tripodis Y, Palmisano J, Dixon D, Martin B, Schneider G, Groh JR, Ellison A, Sheppard D, Farris CW, Nowinski C, Cantu RC, Turk KW, Farrer L, Jun G, Goldstein LE, Qiu WQ, Stein TD, Budson AE, McKee AC, Mez J. Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Clinical Core: Infrastructure to facilitate research on post-traumatic Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e70654. PMID: 40923312.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Scollard P, Lee M, Choi SE, Klinedinst B, Nakano C, Dumitrescu LC, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Kukull WA, Bennett DA, Wang LS, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Farrer LA. Genome-wide pleiotropy analysis of longitudinal blood pressure and harmonized cognitive performance measures. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e70681. PMID: 40951946.

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  • Published on 8/19/2025

    Huang J, Wang Y, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Zhang X. The impact of blood MCP-1 levels on Alzheimer's disease with genetic variation at the NAV3 and UNC5C loci. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 19; 15(1):296. PMID: 40830334.

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  • Published on 8/11/2025

    Jasodanand VH, Kowshik SS, Puducheri S, Romano MF, Xu L, Au R, Kolachalama VB. AI-driven fusion of multimodal data for Alzheimer's disease biomarker assessment. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 11; 16(1):7407. PMID: 40789853.

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  • Published on 8/7/2025

    Sun H, Ganglberger W, Nasiri S, Nassi TE, Meulenbrugge EJ, Lam AD, Zafar S, Gupta A, Ghanta M, Moura Junior VF, Shin C, Au R, Cash SS, Thomas RJ, Westover MB. Health-Oriented Sleep States: Making Sleep States Reflect Health Conditions. Sleep. 2025 Aug 07. PMID: 40795277.

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