UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

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...

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Prestigious NIA grant to launch new Sanders-Brown training initiative

A prestigious grant from the National Institute on Aging will launch a new initiative at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to train the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease scientists. @mpmurphy.bsky.social! @ukresearch.bsky.social

We are so proud of our researchers and the discoveries they are making!

Promise Garden Flowers

Researchers Georgia Nolt, Sophia Sims, Isaiah Stephens, and Linda Van Eldik!

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging walking to end Alzheimer's!

Shoutout to all who joined us for the Lexington Walk to End Alzheimer's!
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15th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1

The 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚, an educational event for both the scientific community and the public, will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2025.
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Registration is now open for the Markesbery Symposium Scientific Session! We're excited to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐤𝐢𝐧, excellent leaders in the field of aging! Join us on October 31st! Register at tinyurl.com/2025-registe.... @ukresearch.bsky.social

Dr. M. Paul Murphy appointed chair of NIH study section M. Paul Murphy appointed chair of NIH Chronic Dysfunction and Integrative Neurodegeneration (CDIN) study section

Congrats to @mpmurphy.bsky.social as he has been appointed chair of the Chronic Dysfunction and Integrative Neurodegeneration (CDIN) study section for the National Institutes of Health!
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UK College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series with Dr. Mark Ebbert. Title: "Disentangling Alzheimer's disease genetics and using long-read RNA sequencing in frontal cortex to understand how individual gene isoforms contribute to disease." Hosted by Dr. Olivier Thibault. In-person seminar located in William R. Willard Medical Education Building, Rom 463, 780 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky at 3pm on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Lexington, KY 40536

Join us to hear Dr. Mark Ebbert share during the DPNS seminar!
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Are You Caring for Someone with Dementia?
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Next Chapter Forums | KET Renee Shaw hosts town-hall style conversations about issues related to aging.

This week Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus joined KET to share about the neuroscience supporting meaningful activity and occupation as we age. We can rewire our brain to increase cognitive growth even at the oldest age!
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Moving science to medicine: Expanding our research impact Kentucky Neuroscience Institute Research team is working together across campus to turn scientific discoveries into real treatments that improve brain health and help patients in Kentucky and beyond.

Our work is all about impacting Kentucky & beyond! Learn more about the UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area!

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Happy to announce that Carrie Johnson has been awarded the McCullers Scholar Award! Way to go!
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Join us for tomorrow's Memory Cafe!

Congratulations to @selenicalab.bsky.social who recently received a promotion to Associate Professor with tenure!
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Congratulations to 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 on his promotion to Professor!
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More research updates coming from our Center! Stop by if you're at #aaic25!
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Excited to show off our work at #aaic25!
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Showcasing our work at #aaic25! Stop by and see us!
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We are so proud to continue our world-class research in our newly renovated space!

M. Paul Murphy: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A M. Paul Murphy, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry in the UK College of Medicine and the associate director for education at the Sanders-Brown Center on Agi...

Congratulations to @mpmurphy.bsky.social for being honored as a 2025 University Research Professor!
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Research and Program Coordinator Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is seeking a Research and Program Coordinator. The candidate chosen for this position will manage and coordinate the daily activities of the Outreach, Recruitment and Eng...

We're hiring!
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Excited to be a part of discoveries leading to early diagnostics when treatments are most effective! Dr. Mark Ebbert and his team are making strides in the fight to end Alzheimer's!
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Former boxer, lacrosse player’s experiences fuel curiosity for brain research at Sanders-Brown Before donning a lab coat at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Ryan Shahidehpour, Ph.D., was lacing up boxing gloves and facing off in competitive lacrosse matches. With more...

Before donning a lab coat at the SBCoA, Ryan Shahidehpour, Ph.D., was lacing up boxing gloves and facing off in competitive lacrosse matches. Now, that experience serves him well at the lab bench.
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We can't wait to see these cyclists on Sunday! Join us!
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Shoutout to Sanders-Brown trainees as they met with legislators on Capitol Hill during the @alzassociation.bsky.social Advocacy Forum!
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UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world: 136 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of researchers across 22 disciplines...

Sanders-Brown researchers are among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines in a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier!
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