Biography & Research:
Rhoda Au’s research interests are currently focused on cognitive aging and dementia, with particular emphasis on identifying early cognitive markers of Alzheimer’s disease and acute and chronic effects of traumatic brain injury. She received her undergraduate degree from Pomona College, her Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside and a MBA from Boston University. In addition to her work at Boston University School of Medicine with the Framingham Heart Study and the Alzheimer’s Disease Center, she is working on developing a translational research and technology innovation program with a number of Hong Kong and Mainland China institutions centered on a joint Aging Well Initiative that includes the development of a Chinese national cohort study, new technologies for enhanced research and clinical applications and a pipeline for business opportunities.