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Our very own 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐧𝐞𝐫 will present during the 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫-𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐂) - 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥
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College of Medicine Health Disparities Research Training Fellowship announces 2026 fellows Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship. The Department of Behavioral...

Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship! They will be mentored by @dkesiaka.bsky.social and @drerhodus.bsky.social.

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Tiffany Lee holds Excellence in Basic Science and Translational Research Award.

We are so proud of Scientist 𝐓𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐞 as she received the 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝! Tiffany works in the ADRC Neuropathology and Biomarker Core and has worked at Sanders-Brown for 16 years!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Monthly Lecture Series Leveraging Genetics and AI to Improve Alzheimer's Disease Risk Prediction February 16, 2026 3pm SBCoA 103 Justin Miller, PhD Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director, Pathology Bioinformatics Division of Biomedical Informatics, Internal Medicine

The next Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Lecture Series will feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫!
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Wildcat Community Spotlight shines bright on Dr. Pete Nelson Wildcat Community Spotlight shines bright on dementia researcher Dr. Pete Nelson

Wildcat Community Spotlight shines bright on 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧!
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Aiming for answers: Public Health student serves up Alzheimer’s insights By applying the focus and persistence he practices at table tennis to his Alzheimer’s research, doctoral student Xizhi Xu is already making his mark at the University of Kentucky College of Public Hea...

𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨'𝐬 doctoral student 𝐗𝐢𝐳𝐡𝐢 𝐗𝐮 is already making his mark at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. He is building skills, developing new approaches and aiming to make meaningful contributions to public health.
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David Fardo, PhD, Peter Nelson, MD, PhD, Pinar Coskun, MD

Rosmy George, Pinar Coskun, Kim Lowry

Trainees from the Sanders-Brown labs enjoying the game

Ahmed Bahrani, PhD & Justin Miller, PhD

We had such a great evening cheering on the UK Women's Basketball team during the We Back Pat game! Cats win 94-89!
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UK Women's Basketball Team members with Dr. Maj-Linda Selenica and Dr. Linda Van Eldik.

UK Women's Basketball Team members get tour of Sanders-Brown lab.

Representatives from the UK Women's Basketball team look at a slide during a lab tour at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

It's GAME DAY! Come cheer on the UK Women's Basketball Team with us! Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com/kentucky-wil....
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Exciting opportunity for pilot project funding! Applications are open until March 2, 2026! Learn more at medicine.uky.edu/centers/scob....

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Seeing dementia clearly: UK collaboration uses advanced imaging to personalize care Imagine being able to see the invisible—amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and metabolic changes in the living brain. This is no longer science fiction; it’s reality at the University of Kentucky. Thanks t...

Thanks to collaboration between SBCoA, @ukmarkey.bsky.social, & the UK Dept. of Radiology, researchers are changing how #AD & related dementias are detected, understood & treated- bringing the future of precision medicine in this field to Kentuckians. @ukhealthcare.uky.edu @ukresearch.bsky.social

Congrats to Bernardo Aguzzoli Heberle!

Our very own 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 shares about LATE in this @nytimes.com article!
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Join us for the next Sanders-Brown Seminar Series!
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Not only are our researchers intelligent, some are also gifted artists! Kudos to @macauleylab.bsky.social for her discoveries that are making an impact!

Genome annotations matter: characterizing Ensembl hg38 annotations from 2014 to 2023 - BMC Genomics Background An accurate genome annotation is essential in many contexts, including RNA sequencing studies. Annotations include known genes and isoforms, detailing their location (chromosome, start, and...

Check out the latest paper coming out of the 𝐄𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐛, demonstrating the importance of an accurate genome annotation to understand the underlying complexity of biology that's often oversimplified by ignoring transcriptional complexity.
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Kudos to Sanders-Brown researchers 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐢, 𝐏𝐡𝐃, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢, 𝐏𝐡𝐃, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐞, 𝐏𝐡𝐃., who shared about their COBRE Pilot grant projects during the second annual 𝐂𝐍𝐒-𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦!
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A composite recruitment flyer for the University of Kentucky. The left side features a vintage anatomical drawing of a brain and spinal cord on a parchment background, with a podium displaying the SCoBIRC logo. Text reads "University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center" and "Apply Now." The top right shows a photo of a modern, clean laboratory corridor. The bottom right text reads: "The University of Kentucky’s Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) is hiring for a tenure-track faculty position in neurotrauma research, specifically TBI or SCI. We seek applicants at all ranks, including postdocs and early-stage investigators, focusing on areas like metabolism, inflammation, glia, neural repair, regeneration, chronic recovery, or post-traumatic epilepsy

We’re recruiting!

Tenure-track faculty position in traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord injury (SCI) research. Expertise in metabolism and mechanistic or translational aspects of neurotrauma are encouraged to apply.

Link to apply: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/609...

𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 𝐉𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚 share about LATE and the first clinical trial for its treatment being done at Sanders-Brown!
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CNS METABOLISM SYMPOSIUM Sponsored by the University of Kentucky CNS Metabolism COBRE. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Tim Ryan, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 10am-5pm Healthy Kentucky Research Building Registration Closes November 28th ATP Scholars include Dr. Tess Dierckx, Dr. Taylor Kelty, Dr. Elizabeth Rhea, Dr. Andy Tsai, and Dr. Tamara Vasilkovska. Register at https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1X4h39IaelzwcWW.

Excited to share about the CNS METABOLISM SYMPOSIUM!
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Awesome time catching up with our faculty, staff, and trainees at our Hump Day Happy Hour at Ethereal Brewing!
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UK researchers use gene ‘switch’ to reverse Alzheimer’s risk University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer’s disease treatments by targeting one of the brain’s most important ...

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛 researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer’s disease treatments by targeting one of the brain’s most important genes for risk and resilience.
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Our next Seminar Series is today! Hope you can join us!
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Congratulations to our Markesbery Symposium Scientific Session winners!
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So glad you could participate!

Sanders-Brown was well represented at the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦!
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Congratulations to the CNS-MET COBRE Pilot Award Recipients. David Braun, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Daniel C. Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Clare Rittschof, PhD, Associate Professor, Entomology Weikang Cai, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Yuan Wen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian, PhD, Professor, Physiology Andrew Stewart, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Center Learn more about the projects at https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.uky.edu%2Fcenters%2Fscobirc%2Fpilot-projects&data=05%7C02%7Calproc0%40uky.edu%7Cea08583ad8394fe980b608de1bd33673%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C638978791115836726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=m60C4HYONXHnldxKs3Iqr7CXahO08QVoQXPm0Jw8tQY%3D&reserved=0

Congratulations to SBCoA faculty award recipients Dr. David Braun, Dr. Daniel Lee, & Dr. Weikang Cai who were recently awarded CNS-Met COBRE pilot funding!
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𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆!!! We are seeking an outstanding 𝐏𝐡𝐃, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐃/𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 to fill a 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤, 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the area of #𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Find out more at ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/604.... @ukresearch.bsky.social

Join us for the 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦
𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚! Experts will share their most recent discoveries! Learn more at tinyurl.com/2025-registe...!
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Nobel winner’s journey from campus to cure: ‘Cracking the Code’ film coming to Kentucky Theatre

Thrilled to be a part of the "Cracking the Code" film premiere, as Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researcher 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 will be a panelist!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years as an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center University of Kentucky leadership, along with state and community leaders, joined members of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to celebrate a significant achievement: 40 years of continuous funding fr...

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years as an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center @universityofky.bsky.social
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