UCUniversity of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Neuroscience
Hyacinth Lab
Hyacinth Idu Hyacinth · Cincinnati, Ohio
Research Focus
Dr. Hyacinth Idu Hyacinth's lab at the University of Cincinnati focuses on understanding how small blood vessel diseases in the brain contribute to racial disparities in cognitive impairments like Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment. They explore how genetic and vascular risk factors differ among racial groups, particularly between Black and White Americans, and how these differences influence the likelihood of developing dementia. Their ultimate goal is to identify high-risk populations to tailor prevention and treatment strategies.
Alzheimer's diseasevascular cognitive impairmentracial disparitiescerebral small vessel diseasegenetic risk factorsMRIpublic healthdementiastroke
Research Aims
3AIM 01Determine the prevalence of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) across racial groups in stroke patients.
AIM 02Examine the relationship between genetic and vascular risk factors and disparities in CSVD.
AIM 03Assess the impact of CSVD on the incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia among different races.
Skills the Lab Values
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)statistical analysisepidemiological methodsdata retrievalrisk factor assessmentstudy designgenetic analysiscohort studiesphenotypic characterization
Output against the department
Publications5bottom 1% of dept.662nd of 671
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most publishedleast published
Citations1bottom 1% of dept.666th of 671
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