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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
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The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging’s mission is to improve the health of older adults in Kentucky and beyond through research dedicated to understanding the aging process and age-related brain diseases. We are one of the original ten NIH ADRCs.
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Congratulations to our Markesbery Symposium Scientific Session winners!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Sanders-Brown was well represented at the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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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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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
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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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
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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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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October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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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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Nobel winner’s journey from campus to cure: ‘Cracking the Code’ film coming to Kentucky Theatre
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October 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years as an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center @universityofky.bsky.social
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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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October 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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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
Prestigious NIA grant to launch new Sanders-Brown training initiative
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October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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We are so proud of our researchers and the discoveries they are making!
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Shoutout to all who joined us for the Lexington Walk to End Alzheimer's!
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Promise Garden Flowers Researchers Georgia Nolt, Sophia Sims, Isaiah Stephens, and Linda Van Eldik! Sanders-Brown Center on Aging walking to end Alzheimer's!
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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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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15th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1
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September 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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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
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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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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
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September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Join us to hear Dr. Mark Ebbert share during the DPNS seminar!
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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
September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Are You Caring for Someone with Dementia?
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August 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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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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Next Chapter Forums | KET
Renee Shaw hosts town-hall style conversations about issues related to aging.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Our work is all about impacting Kentucky & beyond! Learn more about the UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area!

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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.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Happy to announce that Carrie Johnson has been awarded the McCullers Scholar Award! Way to go!
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August 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Join us for tomorrow's Memory Cafe!
August 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Congratulations to @selenicalab.bsky.social who recently received a promotion to Associate Professor with tenure!
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August 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Congratulations to 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 on his promotion to Professor!
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August 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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More research updates coming from our Center! Stop by if you're at #aaic25!
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July 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Excited to show off our work at #aaic25!
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July 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Showcasing our work at #aaic25! Stop by and see us!
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July 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM