EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Neuroscience – University of Southern California

Imaging Researcher – University of California San Diego

Reas, E.T., Solders,. S.K., Tsiknia, A.A., Triebswetter, C., Shen, Q., Rivera C.S., Andrews, M.J., Alderson-Myers, A., Brewer, J.B., APOE ε4-related blood-brain barrier breakdown is associated with microstructural abnormalities. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14302

Urich, T.J., Tsiknia, A.A., Ali, N., Park, J., Mack, W.J., Cortessis, V.K., Dinalo, J.E., Yassine, H.N., APOE ε4 and Dietary Patterns in Relation to Cognitive Dysfunction: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews. Nutrition Reviews, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuae156

Tsiknia, A.A., Parada, H.Jr., Banks, S.J., Reas, E.T., Sleep quality and sleep duration predict brain microstructure among community-dwelling older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.02.001

Tsiknia, A.A., Sundermann, E.E., Reas, E.T., Edland, S.D., Brewer, J.B., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J., Sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease: plasma MMP-9 and markers of disease severity. Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-022-01106-4

Tsiknia, A.A., Reas, E.T., Bangen, K.J., Sundermann, E.E., McEvoy, L.K., Edland, S.D., Brewer, J.B., Banks, S.J., Sex and APOE ε4 modify the effect of cardiovascular
risk on tau in cognitively normal older adults, Brain Communications, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac035

Tsiknia, A.A., Edland, S.D., Sundermann, E.E., Reas, E.T., Brewer, J.B., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J., Sex differences in plasma p-tau181 associations with Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, cognitive decline, and clinical progression. Molecular Psychiatry, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01675-8

Tsiknia, A.A., Bergstrom, J., Reas, E.T., Midlife omega-3 fatty acid intake predicts later life white matter microstructure in an age- and APOE-dependent manner, Cerebral Cortex, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhac196

Reas, E.T., Tsiknia, A.A., Banks, S.J., Rostowsky, K., Bolar D., Blood-brain barrier permeability is increased in early Alzheimer’s disease and correlates with brain microstructure. Poster Presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, San Diego, July 2022.

Tsiknia, A.A., Sundermann, E.E., Edland, S.D., Reas, E.T., Brewer, J.B., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J., The relationship between matrix metalloproteinase-9 and fluid biomarkers of
tau is sex-dependent. Poster Presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, San Diego, July 2022.

Tsiknia, A.A. Sundermann, E.E., Edland, S.D., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J., Sex differences in the association between plasma p-tau181 and cognitive decline. Oral Presentation at the 16th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases in Barcelona, Spain, March 2022.

Tsiknia, A.A., Sundermann, E.E., Edland, S.D., Reas, E.T., Brewer, J.B., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J., Sex differences in plasma p-tau181 associated risk of AD dementia. Poster Presentation at the Tau2022 Global Conference, Online, February 2022.

Tsiknia, A.A., Andrews, M.J., Sundermann, E.E., Galasko, D., Banks, S.J. Sex differences in the association between plasma and CSF p-tau181. Poster Presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, July 2021

Tsiknia, A.A., Reas, E.T., Bangen, K.J., Sundermann, E.E., McEvoy, L.K., Edland, S.D., Brewer, J.B., Banks, S.J. Sex differences in the relationship between cardiovascular disease risk and cortical tau. Oral Presentation at the 15th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases, March 2021.

Tsiknia, A.A., Bangen, K.J., Sundermann E.E., Banks S.J. Sex differences in Cardiovascular Risk, Cerebral Blood Flow and Verbal Memory Performance. Poster Presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 2021.

June 2020 - July 2022

Aug 2022 - Present