The highly competitive program connects early career researchers with year-round leadership, provides unique networking opportunities to engage with and learn from leaders in the field of Alzheimer's and related dementias, and enables them to gain valuable experience at scientific meetings.
“I'm so grateful and excited for the unique opportunities I have, including travel to the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2023 in Amsterdam,” Chaney said. “Being an ISTAART Ambassador will allow me to begin making connections with other researchers who share my passion for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias that will last a lifetime.”
Chaney is in the vascular biology and neuroscience tracks in the Ph.D. program at the Whiddon College of Medicine. She works in the lab of Amy Nelson, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, whose focus is on vascular contributions to Alzheimer’s disease. Chaney’s project centers on how pneumonia affects the cerebrovascular system.
“I have enjoyed the research opportunities I’ve had at the Whiddon College of Medicine and the people I get to work with,” she said.
Chaney, a 24-year-old from Denver, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pensacola Christian College. She enjoys traveling and trying new things, is addicted to coffee and adrenaline, and loves the mountains, music and reading.
