NACDA: RESEARCHER INTERVIEW WITH DR. ROBERTS
Listen to Dr. Roberts discuss his work with the National Poll on Healthy Aging and the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center on the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA). He highlights key findings from his projects, specifically regarding genetic and biomarker testing for Alzheimer’s disease. Check out the full interview on ICPSR’s YouTube, and all of the resources mentioned during the interview.
PUBLISHED IN JAMA: LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONG US Older adults
Dr. Roberts and colleagues from the National Poll on Healthy Aging published some of their recent findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read about what they found regarding rates of loneliness and social isolation among US older adults from 2018-2024.
Dr. Roberts & Chelsea Cox Discuss the importance of early detection of ad
Dr. Roberts and Chelsea Cox were highlighted in a February 2025 press release regarding the underutilization of screening tools to aid in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging indicated that very few older Americans have had cognitive screening in the past year, with lower rates among racial and ethnic minorities. Read more here.
drs. roberts & blasco discussed apoe testing at the jackson laboratory’s genetic counseling education series
On November 11th, Drs. Roberts and Blasco presented, Genetic testing in the era of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, as part of the Jackson Laboratory’s new GC Exchange series. This series highlights ELSI-related (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications) research as a means of continuing education for the genetic counseling community. Check out the session recording here.
Dr. roberts & the insight@work team presented, promise and perils of voluntary workplace genetic testing, at the ACMG’s fall seminar series
As part of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics’ (ACMG) Virtual Fall Seminar series on September 11th, Dr. Roberts and fellow INSIGHT@Work team members presented data from their Workplace Genetic Testing (wGT) R01 study. Learn more about education opportunities from ACMG on their website.
the 35th annual southern california alzheimer’s disease research conference: dr. roberts presents on apoe genetic testing
Dr. Roberts presents, Genetic testing in the age of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, as part of UCI Mind’s annual Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference. This year, the conference highlighted topics related to Advances in Dementia Care. Learn more about the conference and Dr. Roberts’ presentation.
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