Nicole Ash, MAS (2026 SIG Oral Presenter)
University of California, San Diego
Nicole Ash, MAS, is a recent graduate of the Master’s of Clinical Research program at the University of California San Diego, where she conducted her thesis under the mentorship of Paula Desplats, PhD. Her graduate research examines associations between circadian rhythm disorders and subsequent diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and mild cognitive impairment using multi-center electronic health record data. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Pediatric Clinical Research from the University of Utah. She currently works in the Clinical Trials Office at Moores Cancer Center as a clinical research coordinator for the Hematology and Cellular Therapy team and plans to pursue medical school.