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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Aug 10

Humbled to be able to do this work as part of the #Vietnamese Insights into #Cognitive #Aging Program (VIP) @ucdavishealth.bsky.social #VIP

The Mercury News @mercurynews.com · Aug 8

Study of Bay Area Vietnamese refugees probes war impacts on aging brains trib.al/zmRUx4l

Study of Bay Area Vietnamese refugees probes war impacts on aging brains

Long-term research of a specific population could yield universal information about trauma’s long-term cognitive impacts and counteractions.

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Jul 26

Love it!

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Jun 6

The @ucdavisctsc.bsky.social training programs were instrumental in my career development. Was so happy to be part of alumni panel!

UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center @ucdavisctsc.bsky.social · Jun 6

🙏Thank you to our Alumni Panel (Jennifer Rosenthal, Laura Kair, Tianhong Li, Oanh Meyer, and Barton Wise) for returning to share your career journey and connect with future colleagues at the 21st Annual CTSC Scholar Symposium! 🎓

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · May 31

Celebrating students graduating from @ucdavis.bsky.social, going to med school, going to social work grad program- all the good things! #DandDLab

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · May 16

I was SO honored tonight to be recognized amongst others during AANHPI Heritage Month by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyễn. Appreciate being able to share the moment with my family and friends ❤️

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · May 6

Had a lovely time catching up with my social psych sis! @cgster.bsky.social

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · May 4

Terrific paper coming from the #Vietnamese Insights into Aging Program, led by Dr. Brandon Gavett, showing that global cognition can be estimated in #VIP participants w/ minimal bias and psychometrically matched to NACC UDS data. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Harmonized cognitive performance in an older adult cohort of Vietnamese American immigrants: The VIP study

INTRODUCTION Vietnamese Americans represent an understudied population with unique risk factors relevant to cognitive aging. The current study sought to model global cognition in the Vietnamese Insi.....

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tmw marks 50 years since April 30th, 1975. I will forever be indebted to my mom, her family, the veterans, and others who sacrificed. The Vietnam War has left its scars, but it has also showed the resilience of human beings in the face of trauma and adversity. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Apr 26

So proud to see my research assistants present at the @ucdavis.bsky.social UCD undergraduate research conference today! #DandDLab

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Apr 2

So sad 😞

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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · Mar 25

“The motivations behind the removals from the agency’s boards of scientific counselors remain unclear. But among those being terminated are non-U.S. citizens, women, scientists from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups…”

www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/n...

NIH is removing some outside scientific advisers who evaluate agency research

Prominent outside scientists who help the NIH evaluate its internal research programs are being abruptly removed

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Beth Shaaban @popneurosci.bsky.social · Mar 25

Watch "Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases" organized by hashtag#SenatorBaldwin and Senator Peter Welch

Weds, March 26th, 2:30pm via livestream: www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Mar 8

One week from today! Please register to hear about the partnership we've had with Asian Resources Inc. to study #dementia in the #Vietnamese community.

Crystal M. Glover, Ph.D. @cgster.bsky.social · Feb 5

So good to work again with such a wonderful colleague! I am more than happy to moderate this great session. @omeyer.bsky.social

Sarah Walter @sarahmwalter.bsky.social · Feb 4

Really looking forward to this webinar on partnering with #Vietnamese communities - sign up here! Alz.org/research-webinars #dementia #research #participatoryresearch

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Mar 7

So awesome! I used it on my social media :)

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Mar 1

What??!! Insanity. I’m so sorry Jace 😳

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Feb 13

Noooo! So sorry Jace 😡

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Feb 12

I'm so proud of my postdoc Dr. Uyen Vu for her hard work on this thoughtful paper on trauma and resilience in the #Vietnamese population. academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
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War Trauma and Strength: A Qualitative Study of Participants in the Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program (VIP)

AbstractObjectives. Vietnamese Americans are the fourth-largest Asian subgroup in the United States (US), but little qualitative work has been done on thei

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Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Feb 6

It was so nice to meet you last week!

Oanh Meyer @omeyer.bsky.social · Feb 5

So excited to do this with @cgster.bsky.social and talk about the #Vietnamese Insights into #Cognitive #Aging Program (#VIP)

Crystal M. Glover, Ph.D. @cgster.bsky.social · Feb 5

So good to work again with such a wonderful colleague! I am more than happy to moderate this great session. @omeyer.bsky.social

Sarah Walter @sarahmwalter.bsky.social · Feb 4

Really looking forward to this webinar on partnering with #Vietnamese communities - sign up here! Alz.org/research-webinars #dementia #research #participatoryresearch

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