Jet M.J. Vonk

Jet M.J. Vonk is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), specializing in circulatory health-related research. She holds a PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences from the City University of New York Graduate Center and is pursuing a second PhD in Epidemiology at Utrecht University's Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care.

• Primary affiliation: UCSF Department of Neurology
• Secondary affiliation: Utrecht University Julius Center
• Academic focus: Alzheimer's disease, language-cognition interactions

Her research integrates neurolinguistics, neuroimaging, and epidemiological methods to identify early diagnostic markers for dementia. Key areas include:

• Language evolution in neurodegenerative diseases
• Mechanisms of cognitive decline in aging
• Semantic memory impairment detection
• White matter connectivity analysis
• Endothelial dysfunction biomarkers
• Longitudinal cognitive assessment

Contact: jvonk3@umcutrecht.nl