Ann D Cohen, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Current Appointments

  • Director, Collaborative Clinical Studies in Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias
  • Co-Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
  • Co-Director, Molecular Biomarkers in Psychiatry Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Older Adults
Ann D Cohen, PhD
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Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Alzheimer's disease; Neuroimaging and biomarkers of neurodegeneration; Social determinants of Health

Education Interests

Graduate student research training; Medical student research training; Undergraduate research training

Selected Publications

  1. Saeed A, Chang YF, Swanson J, Villemagne VV, Snitz BE, Royse SK, Lopresti B, Kip K, Gogola A, Lopez OL, Reis SE, Cohen AD. (2025) Longitudinal association of mid-life ten year cardiovascular disease risk score with brain biomarkers of Alzheimers Disease, neurodegeneration and white matter hyperintensities in cognitively unimpaired older adults Heart SCORE neuroimaging study. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2025 Jan 15;9:25424823241299297. doi: 10.1177/25424823241299297.
  2. Gogola A, Zeng X, Williams LA, Chapple-McGruder T, Saeed A, Lopresti BJ, Snitz B, Tudorascu DL, Minhas D, Ikonomovic MD, Kofler J, Matan C, Pascoal TA, Aizenstein HJ, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Lopez OL, Villemagne VL, Karikari T, Cohen AD. (2025) Impact of racialization on neuroimaging and plasma biomarkers of Alzheimers disease. In press, Alzheimers & Dementia.
  3. Zeng X, Sehrawat A, Lafferty TK, Chen Y, Rawat M, Kamboh MI, Villemagne VL, Lopez OL, Cohen AD*, Karikari TK*. *co-senior authors (2025) Novel plasma biomarkers of amyloid plaque pathology and cortical thickness: Evaluation of the NULISA targeted proteomic platform in an ethnically diverse cohort. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb;21(2):e14535. doi: 10.1002/alz.14535.
  4. Royse SK, Snitz BE, Hill AV, Reese AC, Roush RE, Kamboh MI, Bertolet M, Saeed A, Lopresti BJ, Villemagne VL, Lopez OL, Reis SE, Becker JT, Cohen AD. Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease pathology in African American older adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2024 Jul;139:11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.03.005. Epub 2024 Mar 30. PMID: 38582070
  5. Cohen AD, Price JC, Weissfeld LA, James J, Nebes RD, Saxton JA, Snitz BE, Aizenstein HA, Wolk DA, DeKosky ST, Mathis CA, Klunk WE (2009) Basal Cerebral Metabolism May Modulate the Cognitive Effects of A in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Example of Brain Reserve. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(47): p. 14770-14778.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh , School of Medicine
Postdoctoral
Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatment

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Christopher Clark Award, Human Amyloid Imaging
  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion Award, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Hamilton Family Award for Basic Neuroscience Research in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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