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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 2d

Shoutout to all who joined us for the Lexington Walk to End Alzheimer's!
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Researchers Georgia Nolt, Sophia Sims, Isaiah Stephens, and Linda Van Eldik!

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

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 14d

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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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 20d

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

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 23d

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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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 29d

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

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Sep 4

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 27

Are You Caring for Someone with Dementia?
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 27

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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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 25

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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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to announce that Carrie Johnson has been awarded the McCullers Scholar Award! Way to go!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us for tomorrow's Memory Cafe!

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Congratulations to @selenicalab.bsky.social who recently received a promotion to Associate Professor with tenure!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congratulations to 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 on his promotion to Professor!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 30

More research updates coming from our Center! Stop by if you're at #aaic25!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 29

Excited to show off our work at #aaic25!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 28

Showcasing our work at #aaic25! Stop by and see us!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are so proud to continue our world-class research in our newly renovated space!

University of Kentucky Research @ukresearch.bsky.social · Jul 23

@uksbcoa.bsky.social hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of its newly renovated research facilities.

The $28 million project modernized three floors of research space within the Sanders-Brown building on UK’s campus.

Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/uk-sand...

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates reopening of renovated research facilities | UK Research

A $28 million renovation project modernized three floors of research space within the building that houses the Sanders-Brown Center of Aging.

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congratulations to @mpmurphy.bsky.social for being honored as a 2025 University Research Professor!
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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...

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 18

We're hiring!
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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...

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 14

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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BrightFocus Foundation @brightfocus.bsky.social · Jul 10

What if we could detect Alzheimer’s before it steals memories?

BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipient Dr. Mark Ebbert of @uksbcoa.bsky.social is using powerful new technology to reveal subtle molecular changes that may lead to an early diagnostic test.

Read more. ⤵️

The Early Alzheimer’s Signals We’ve Been Missing (Until Now)

Using advanced genetic sequencing, BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research-funded scientist Dr. Mark Ebbert is identifying overlooked changes in the brain that could finally unlock a way to diagnose ...

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 9

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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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...

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 7

We can't wait to see these cyclists on Sunday! Join us!
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jul 1

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 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · Jun 26

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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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...

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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · Jun 24

During a House budget hearing today, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several inaccurate remarks on Alzheimer’s and the current state of research. Read our statement ➡️ bit.ly/4niDZLw.

The Association is committed to our bipartisan work to ensure progress in Alzheimer's research continues.

Alzheimer’s Association Responds to Sec. Kennedy’s Mischaracterizations About State of Alzheimer’s Research Efforts

The Alzheimer's Association responds to inaccurate statements made by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in House Energy & Commerce committee hearing.

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