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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.
Education & Experience
Tatyana received her Medical Degree in Preventive Medicine from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and subsequently completed a specialization in Epidemiology and Public Health at the Turkmen State Medical University, working in the field of infectious disease prevention. Upon immigration to Canada, Tatyana completed her PhD and post-doctoral fellowships on the topic of sleep, central nervous system trauma, and dementia, at the University of Toronto. She is currently an Affiliate Scientist at the KITE Toronto Rehab-UHN and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
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