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Rowena Chin awarded her PhD!

Rowena Chin defended her dissertation and was awarded her PhD! We are so proud of you, Dr. Chin, and beyond excited to see what you do next. Check out Rowena’s work on her google scholar or twitter @ChinRowena

Rowena does amazing work on aging and the brain. Some of her must-read papers include:

Beyond cortex: The evolution of the human brain. (2023)

R Chin, SWC Chang, AJ Holmes
Psychological Review 130 (2), 285
R Chin, AX You, F Meng, J Zhou, K Sim
Scientific reports 8 (1), 13858

Holmes lab paper on brain-protective impacts of parenthood covered by New York Post, Rutgers Health, Science Daily and more!

Some great coverage of Winnie Orchard’s new Holmes Lab paper, recently published in PNAS! New York Post: https://nypost.com/2025/02/28/health/having-kids-can-fight-brain-aging-the-more-children-the-better/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral 
 Rutgers News www.rutgers.edu/news/how-par… Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226141927.htm

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