Interests
Biologist
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, we need to educate the population on prevention strategies.
Current Work
Associate Professor at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).
Personal Hero
My mother
Words of Strength
Making connections, new challenges and collaborations
Vision
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, we need to educate the population on prevention strategies. Regular exercise, avoid smoking and harmful use of alcohol, controlling weight, eating a healthy diet and other actions must be encouraged.
Strategy
Marcia is researching blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in order to provide additional tools to the already established classical markers. Her goal is to find complimentary low-cost and minimally invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Marcia aims to promote awareness-raising actions to prevent, but also to improve the detection of early behavioral changes in cognition that can alert to dementia-related outcomes for people with dementia and their families.
Motivation
The population is aging at a fast pace in Brazil, making dementia a growing public health priority. However, the access of an early and precise diagnosis is a growing concern and frequently, people with dementia are misdiagnosed.
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