Dahlia Kamel MS

Dahlia Kamel is the Clinical Research Program and Operations Lead for the Penn FTD Center. Dahlia holds a B.S. in Biology, a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience, a Graduate Certificate in Biostatics and SAS Programming, and an M.S. in Health/Medical Psychology with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience.  Her published M.S. thesis focused on the associations of cognitive and functional screening measures in patients with Alzheimer’s and Mild Cognitive Impairment, and ways to improve diagnostic use and accuracy. Dahlia is primarily interested in neurodegeneration, neurogenetics, and cognition. Her previous experience includes clinical research and trials management at the Penn FTDC, 7+ years of clinical research coordinating for Penn FTDC, Penn Memory Center and Department of Sleep Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate teaching assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate research assistant and lab manager for the Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and undergraduate research at the University of North Carolina in the Aging and Cognitive Training Lab.