Current Position
Assistant Professor, Neurology, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021-present)
Previous Positions
Crawford Graduate Student (2006-2011)
Crawford Post-Doctoral Fellow (2011-2013)
Regulatory Writer at Synchrogenix (2013-2016)
Neuroimaging Genetics Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2016-2018)
Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2018-2021)
Recent Publications
- Cholerton, B, Godrich, D, Pasteris, J, Rivero, J, Martin, ER, Kunkle, BW, Naj, AC, Hamilton-Nelson, KL, Wang, H, Lee, WP et al.. Genome wide association study meta-analysis of neuropathologic lesions of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a multi-site autopsy cohort. PLoS Genet 2026; 22 (6): e1012170. PubMed PMID:42371968 .
- Wang, TC, Archer, DB, Ali, M, Wu, Y, Mormino, E, Buckley, RF, Lee, AJ, Saykin, AJ, De Jager, PL, Schneider, JA et al.. Combining post-mortem and neuroimaging measures of brain amyloidosis to accelerate genomic discovery. Brain 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42334898 .
- Chiu, SY, Wang, WE, Chen, R, DeSimone, JC, Archer, DB, Adler, CH, Mehta, SH, Dresler, SR, Armstrong, MJ, McFarland, N et al.. Diffusion MRI and α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Status in Parkinson's Disease. Ann Neurol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42095555 .
- Timsina, J, Jiang, C, McCartney, DL, Tao, F, Dalmasso, MC, Najar, J, Anastasi, F, Ohlei, O, Puerta Fuentes, R, Yang, C et al.. GWAS meta-analysis of cerebrospinal fluid Alzheimer's biomarkers reveals loci regulating lipids, brain volume and autophagy. Nat Commun 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42014397 .
- Adegboye, HA, Sun, Y, Zhang, P, Liu, D, Khan, OA, Tanriverdi, K, Risitano, A, Libby, J, Patterson, KL, Arul, AB et al.. Plasma von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13 Interact With APOE-ε4 in Predicting Longitudinal Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline Over a 9-Year Follow-Up. J Am Heart Assoc 2026; 15 (9): e043186. PubMed PMID:42003668 PubMed Central PMC13279195.
- Eissman, JM, Regelson, AN, Walters, S, Archer, DB, Durant, A, Mukherjee, S, Lee, ML, Choi, SE, Scollard, P, Trittschuh, EH et al.. Sex-specific genetic drivers of memory, executive functioning and language in older adults. Brain 2026; : . PubMed PMID:41989867 .
- Bledsoe, X, Wang, TC, Wu, Y, Archer, D, Chen, HH, Naj, AC, Bush, WS, Hohman, TJ, Dumitrescu, L, Below, JE et al.. Neuroimaging PheWAS and molecular phenotyping implicate PSMC3 in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (2): e71217. PubMed PMID:41732108 PubMed Central PMC12930104.
- Klinger, HM, Seto, M, Janve, VA, Brown, JA, Clifton, M, Birkenbihl, C, Coughlan, GT, Townsend, DL, Properzi, M, Zyski, J et al.. Whole blood gene expression moderates associations between AD biomarkers and cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (2): e71225. PubMed PMID:41724695 PubMed Central PMC12928093.
- Contreras, AG, Walters, S, Eissman, JM, Archer, DB, Regelson, AN, Durant, A, Clifton, M, Mukherjee, S, Lee, ML, Choi, SE et al.. Genetic modifiers of APOE-ε4-associated cognitive decline. Nat Commun 2026; 17 (1): . PubMed PMID:41720779 PubMed Central PMC13036010.
- Libby, JB, Deters, KD, Ertekin-Taner, N, Carrasquillo, MM, Allen, M, De Jager, P, Menon, V, Zhang, B, Haroutunian, V, Levey, AI et al.. Multi-omic expression of the VEGF family relates to Alzheimer's disease across diverse populations. Alzheimers Dement 2026; 22 (1): e71100. PubMed PMID:41603414 PubMed Central PMC12848908.
