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Carla Blanton, Pete Nelson, Linda Van Eldik, Ilhem Messaoudi and Chipper Griffith cut the ribbon on the renovated Sanders-Brown research facility.

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

Jul 23, 2025, 8:44 AM

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

Jul 9, 2025, 10:41 AM

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

Research nurse Heather Heath with Jenn and Tyrome Highfield inside the Precision Medicine Clinic at Markey Cancer Center.

Clinical trials make discovery happen at UK

May 20, 2025, 7:20 AM

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

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Research Advancing Kentucky: Supporting healthy aging at home

May 16, 2025, 8:50 AM

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.

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Research Advancing Kentucky: Transforming aging and brain health

May 2, 2025, 9:10 AM

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.

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Research Advancing Kentucky: Preserving the golden years

Apr 28, 2025, 7:14 AM

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

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UK researcher selected to work with Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria

Apr 4, 2025, 7:29 AM

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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‘UK at the Half:’ UK Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Sanders-Brown celebrating 40 years

Mar 13, 2025, 8:03 AM

In this “UK at the Half,” hear from Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging’s director, who credits much of its success to community volunteers who participate in clinical trials, providing invaluable data to help scientists understand brain aging.

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‘Behind the Blue’: Celebrating 40 years of Sanders-Brown’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Feb 3, 2025, 7:23 AM

The UK Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is celebrating 40 years of research and community impact.

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Registration open for 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia

Aug 29, 2024, 7:28 AM

The 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Sept. 27-28.

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