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Summary of CV:
Selected publications:
Oviedo, DC., Perez-Lao, AR., Villarreal, AE., Carreira, MB., Britton, GB. (Submitted, In review). The role of clinical researchers during COVID-19: balancing individual, scientific and social benefits of research. Frontiers in Public Health: Public Mental Health.
Villarreal, AE., Rangel, G., Zhang, X., Wong, D., Britton, GB., Fernández, PL., Perez-Lao, AR., Oviedo, DC., et al.(Submitted, In review). Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in blood donors and health care workers in Panama. Frontiers in Medicine: Infectious Diseases.
Flores-Cuadra, JA., Madrid, A., Fernández, PL., Perez-Lao, AR., Oviedo, DC., Britton, GB., Carreira, MB. (2020). Critical review of the Alzheimer’s disease non-transgenic models: can they contribute to disease treatment? Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 79(s1).
Oviedo, DC., Perez-Lao, AR., Flores-Cuadra, JA., Villarreal, AE., Carreira, MB., Grajales, SA., Britton, GB. (2020). Apolipoprotein ε4 affects multiple domains of neuropsychological functioning in a sample of elderly Hispanics. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 79(s1).
Flores Cuadra, J., Mojica, M., Perez, A.R., Oviedo C, D., & Britton, G. B. (2020). Relación entre las funciones ejecutivas y el rendimiento escolar en alumnos de Educación Primaria. Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico, 8(3), 78–88.
Pérez-Lao, A. R., Oviedo, D. C., & Britton, G. B. (2020). Asociación entre cognición y depresión en adultos mayores panameños con cognición normal y deterioro cognitivo leve. Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico, 8(3), 05–17.
Alcibiades E. Villarreal PhD, Ambar R. Pérez-Lao BS, Diana C. Oviedo PhD, Shantal Grajales MS Eng, Maria B. Carreira PhD, Gabrielle B. Britton PhD, and the PARI Research Group (2019). The Panama Aging Research Initiative Longitudinal Study. MEDICC Review, 21, 2.
Pérez AR, Oviedo D, Britton GB (2018). Deterioro cognitivo leve y depresión en el adulto mayor. Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico, 6(2), 5-12.
Britton GB, O’Bryant SE, Johnson LA, Hall JR, Villareal AE, Oviedo DC, Perez-Lao AR, Carreira MB, Panama Aging Research Initiative (2018). Inflammatory Biomarkers, Depressive Symptoms and Falls Among Elderly in Panama. Current Aging Science, 11: 00-00. Doi 10.2174/1874609812666190215125104.
Oviedo DC, Lezcano H, Pérez AR, Villareal AE, Carreira MB, Isaza B, Wesley L, Grajales S, Fernández S, Frank A, Britton GB. (2018). Vascular biomarkers and ApoE4 expression in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer´s disease. Aims Neuroscience. 5 (2): 148– Doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2018.2.148.
Villarreal AE, Grajales S, López L, Oviedo DC, Carreira MB, Gómez LA, Montalván A, Vásquez V, Britton GB, Panama Aging Research Initiative (2018). Limitations in activities of daily living among dementia-free older adults in Panama. Ageing International.Doi: 10.1007/s12126-018-9321-2.
Oviedo D, Villareal AE, Britton G. (2016). Deterioro cognitivo leve y enfermedad de Alzheimer. Revisión de conceptos. Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico. Agosto; 4 (2): 64-81.

Diana Oviedo, PhD
Highest degree of studies: Ph.D., Neurociencias. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España 2017.
Category: Researcher
National Research System Level (SIN): National Researcher Level I