Today we want to highlight a researcher whose work has made great strides to expand Alzheimer’s disease research, Dr. Goldie Byrd. Dr. Byrd, now the director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, has been contributing to Alzheimer’s research for over 15 years.
Her research focuses on looking at genes related to Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in African American Individuals who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s yet massively unrepresented in Alzheimer’s research. But Dr. Byrd’s achievements go way beyond the lab, throughout her career she diligently sought to reduce health disparities by providing health education for the local community, providing resources for dementia caregivers as well as promoting research amongst underrepresented communities.
Dr. Byrd’s resume is too much to fit into 200 characters and we don’t want to water down anything more than necessary. So check out this article that goes into more details of her research efforts and more!