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The guiding strategy of the University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) is to provide broad-based support to neuroscience researchers across the university.

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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We 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.”
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Vivek Pandey, PhD, is our fourth speaker with his talk, “Noninvasive Spinal Neuromodulation to Stabilize the Blood Pressure Pendulum After Spinal Cord Injury.”
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Elika 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.”
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our 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.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our 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.”
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our 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.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The fourth talk in our Stroke Session is from Keith Pennypacker, PhD: Sex Differences in Proteomic Response to Ischemic Stroke.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Christopher 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.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The second presentation is Baseline Sex Differences and Minimal Stroke-Induced Immune Activity of the Choroid Plexus in Aged Mice, by Annabel McAtee.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our 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.
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The 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
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The 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
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The 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
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Full house for Dr. Walsh’s keynote presentation!
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The 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. 👀
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
At 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...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
UK’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...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Research 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...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Keeping 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...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Research 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...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Darlingtina 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...
Darlingtina K. Esiaka, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Science in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 is approaching! We hope you will join us! @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social @ukresearch.bsky.social
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We were thrilled to share the importance of new therapies for Alzheimer's! Thank you @istaart.bsky.social
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Kudos to 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐤 lab members 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 & 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 as they share their research at #ADPD2025! #cytokines #p38a
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Shannon Macauley @macauleylab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A 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...
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Fueling sleep: UK researchers show key metabolic link to restful nights
Scientists 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...
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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...
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Full-court press against Parkinson’s: Former Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy finds hope at UK
Former 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 ...
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Julie Pendergast (@juliepclocks.bsky.social) uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythms uknow.uky.edu/research/jul...
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Julie Pendergast uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythms
For 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 ...
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University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Researchers 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...
Andrew Stewart, Ph.D.
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
New 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/...
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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of bulk RNAseq studies in human Alzheimer's disease brain tissue
We 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...
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UK Neuroscience RPA @neurosciencerpa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Rare Disease Day spotlight: A new approach to studying Moyamoya syndrome uknow.uky.edu/research/rar...
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Rare Disease Day spotlight: A new approach to studying Moyamoya syndrome
Jill Roberts studies a rare condition with unusually high prevalence in Kentucky.
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Last 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
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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!
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