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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years as an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center

UK leadership, along with state and community leaders, joined members of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to celebrate 40 years of continuous funding from the NIH for their revolutionary work in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Prestigious NIA grant to launch new Sanders-Brown training initiative

A new five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging will launch the Kentucky Postbaccalaureate Alzheimer's Disease Research Education Program.

15th annual Marksbery 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.

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

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

Former boxer, lacrosse player’s experiences fuel curiosity for brain research at Sanders-Brown

Ryan Shahidehpour was a boxer and lacrosse player at UK. Now he's a postdoctoral researcher at UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Clinical trials make discovery happen at UK

At the University of Kentucky, clinical trials are essential to providing the most advanced care to our patients and communities.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Supporting healthy aging at home

With NIH support, Elizabeth Rhodes is helping older adults with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease to remaining safely and comfortably in their own homes.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Transforming aging and brain health

With NIH support, Linda Van Eldik shares the importance of aging and dementia research at the Sander-Brown Center on Aging and UK's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Preserving the golden years

With NIH support, prominent dementia expert Greg Jicha’s work spans clinical trials, biomarker development and innovative approaches for early detection and treatment.

UK researcher selected to work with Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria

Darlingtina K. Esiaka has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to work with the Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health in Nigeria.

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