Cohort 
2021

Tatyana Mollayeva, MD, PhD

Scientist and Assistant Professor

To prevent cognitive decline with aging and eliminate disparities in brain health, we must understand the distribution and patterns of dementia, which may be rooted in social, economic, and/or health-status factors.

Current Work

Scientist and Assistant Professor specializing in topics related to Central Nervous System Trauma and Sleep Disorders.

Personal Hero

Dr. Christian Guilleminault

Words of Strength

Multidisciplinary; commitment to science; humanity.

Vision

To prevent cognitive decline with aging and eliminate disparities in brain health, we must understand the distribution and patterns of dementia, which may be rooted in social, economic, and/or health-status factors.

Strategy

Tatyana is investigating sex- and gender-specific risk factors at the population level to support primary prevention; pathophysiological hallmarks of disease to support secondary prevention, and disease progression to support tertiary prevention.

Impact

Tatyana's belief is that people can live to old age without developing dementia. As an Atlantic Fellow, she aims to develop dementia-prevention frameworks in Canada addressing modifiable factors, informing early detection, and targeting disease progression.

Motivation

In Canada, dementia is on the rise. A national act positions prevention as a top priority. Which targets should be intervened on, in whom, and when? Tatyana's goal is to answer these fundamental questions pertaining to prevention. 

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