UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025We end our 2025 Neuroscience Symposium with Madison Kilgore presenting her research, “Sildenafil Improves Mitochondrial, Vascular, and Behavioral Outcomes Following Repeated Mild Blast Traumatic Brain Injury.” 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Vivek Pandey, PhD, is our fourth speaker with his talk, “Noninvasive Spinal Neuromodulation to Stabilize the Blood Pressure Pendulum After Spinal Cord Injury.” 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Elika Moallem, MS, is our third speaker in our final session with “Sex-Dependent Effects of Ketone Therapy After TBI Reveal a Dichotomy in Mitochondrial Response and Metabolism in an Alzheimer's Disease Model.” 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our second speaker in our Neurotherapeutics session is Sajeev Kaur, PhD: Effect of Clodronate on Cardiovascular Dysfunction After Acute Severe High-Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Female Rats. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our final session, Neurotherapeutics, covers traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. Velmurugan Gopal Viswanathan, PhD, starts this session with his talk, “Astrocytic Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation as Therapeutic Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury.” 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our Stroke Session concludes with Justin Huber, MD: Computer Vision to Extract Post-Stroke Biomechanics of Upper Limb Recovery: Preliminary Results of an Ongoing Clinical Study. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The fourth talk in our Stroke Session is from Keith Pennypacker, PhD: Sex Differences in Proteomic Response to Ischemic Stroke. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Christopher McLouth, PhD talks about “Linking EMS and In-Hospital Stroke Records: Impact of Deterministic vs. Probabilistic Methods on Selection Bias” for the third presentation in our Stroke Session. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The second presentation is Baseline Sex Differences and Minimal Stroke-Induced Immune Activity of the Choroid Plexus in Aged Mice, by Annabel McAtee. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our second session covers Stroke/Neurovascular conditions. The first presenter is Madison Bates, PhD: Characterizing Hand Function in Stroke and Healthy Adults During Activities of Daily Living Using the SensorE Exoskeleton: A Feasibility Study. 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The last two talks finish our first session strong! Sophiya Sims: Characterizing Bioenergetic Status of Neurons and Astrocytes Using 2P Imaging Techniques Karen Sofia Zuluaga-Osorio, MS: Astrocytic NFAT Signaling as a Driver of Tau Pathology in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The 3rd presentation in the Neurodegenerative Disorders session is from Khine Zin Aung, MD, PhD: Gaps in the Genetic Landscape of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Multi-Allelic Variants 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The Neurodegenerative Disorders session is off to a great start! Hiba Khan, MS: Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease in RBD Patients Using Alpha-Synuclein as a Biomarker Samuel Lundt, PhD: Investigating PAD4 Activity on TDP-43 Pathology in FTD Mice 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Full house for Dr. Walsh’s keynote presentation! 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 06/11/2025The 10th Annual Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium is off to a great start with the general poster session! Come check out the 72 amazing posters being presented until 2:30pm today. 👀 010
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2025At the @uksbcoa.bsky.social, David Fardo’s research is driving breakthroughs in understanding dementia. His goal is to find answers for Kentucky families. Learn how NIH funding is crucial to that mission: research.uky.edu/news/researc... 021
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025UK’s research “trifecta” of NIH-funded centers — Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, CCTS and Markey Cancer Center — drive breakthroughs in aging, translational science and cancer research. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/how-nih... 011
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Research that transforms brain health is the goal of @uksbcoa.bsky.social. Dr. Linda Van Eldik explains how NIH funding is crucial to advancing this important work. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/researc... 011
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Keeping golden years golden — Dr. Greg Jicha at UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is leading research to combat Alzheimer’s and dementia in Kentucky. Discover how NIH funding makes that possible. Learn more: www.research.uky.edu/news/researc... 011
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Research drives discovery at UK. Funding from the NIH makes a difference. UK Acting Vice President for Research Ilhem Messaoudi explains how this funding impacts Kentuckians. Learn more: www.research.uky.edu/news/researc... 042
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Darlingtina K. Esiaka, a researcher with the UK College of Medicine, has been awarded a fellowship to travel to Nigeria and work with the Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health at Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Learn more: www.research.uky.edu/news/uk-rese... 021
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 08/04/2025The 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 is approaching! We hope you will join us! @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social @ukresearch.bsky.social 022
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025We were thrilled to share the importance of new therapies for Alzheimer's! Thank you @istaart.bsky.social 032
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Kudos to 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐤 lab members 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 & 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 as they share their research at #ADPD2025! #cytokines #p38a 021
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAShannon Macauley @macauleylab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025A great write up on our recent work in PNAS attempting to understand metabolic drivers of sleep, led by @ncons95.bsky.social ! uknow.uky.edu/research/fue...uknow.uky.eduFueling sleep: UK researchers show key metabolic link to restful nightsScientists have long recognized the brain’s need for energy, but groundbreaking research from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has now illuminated how the brain’s energy uti... 03411
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 17/03/2025"Thanks to innovative research at the University of Kentucky, [Billy] Kennedy has not only maintained a high quality of life but has also played a crucial role in shaping the future of Parkinson’s treatment." uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcar...uknow.uky.eduFull-court press against Parkinson’s: Former Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy finds hope at UKFormer Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy has spent his career developing game plans, mentoring players and leading teams through the highs and lows of competition. But in 2011, he faced an ... 000
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Julie Pendergast (@juliepclocks.bsky.social) uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythms uknow.uky.edu/research/jul...uknow.uky.eduJulie Pendergast uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythmsFor decades, UK has been a hub of circadian rhythm and sleep research and it’s growing. Julie Pendergast, an associate professor in the UK Department of Biology, examines how disruptions to circadian ... 000
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUniversity of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Researchers uncover hidden barrier to spinal cord injury recovery. Andrew Stewart, with the UK College of Medicine, is investigating why treatments that could help repair and regenerate the damaged spinal cord stop working shortly after the injury. Learn more: www.research.uky.edu/news/uk-rese... 021
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 07/03/2025New therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's (AD)? Work by @bah-ioinformatics.bsky.social, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐏𝐡𝐃, 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 & collaborators suggest new possibilities! @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social @alzdemjournals.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comSystematic review and meta‐analysis of bulk RNAseq studies in human Alzheimer's disease brain tissueWe systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed bulk RNA sequencing (RNAseq) studies comparing Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients to controls in human brain tissue. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, a... 021
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Rare Disease Day spotlight: A new approach to studying Moyamoya syndrome uknow.uky.edu/research/rar...uknow.uky.eduRare Disease Day spotlight: A new approach to studying Moyamoya syndromeJill Roberts studies a rare condition with unusually high prevalence in Kentucky. 020
Reposted by UK Neuroscience RPAUK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Last week, @morganti.bsky.social provided an insightful talk about microglia during our monthly Seminar Series. In case you didn't know, we've got some amazing scientists at Sanders-Brown! @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social 032
UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 21/01/2025📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 The 2025 Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium will be on November 6-7th! 000