Dr. Anouk Geraets is a psychologist and epidemiologist and serves as Coordinator at the Luxembourg Research Clinic of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). In this role, she contributes to advancing clinical research in Luxembourg by supporting the development and implementation of high-quality clinical research and strengthening collaboration between research and clinical practice. Her research focuses on the social, behavioural, and biological determinants of brain-related diseases, with a particular interest in the role of cardiometabolic health in the development of brain diseases later in life. Her background combines clinical experience as a psychologist with expertise in epidemiology and extensive experience in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), gained through her work as an MRI research coordinator. This interdisciplinary perspective sparked her interest in understanding brain-related diseases from a biological perspective and investigating how modifiable cardiometabolic factors may influence brain health and disease across the lifespan. Dr. Geraets obtained her PhD from Maastricht University in 2021. Her research has been published in leading scientific journals, and she has received several awards in recognition of her scientific contributions.