UK COP Graduation: Congratulations, Louis
Louis received his Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Bjoern hooded Louis during the official UK College of Pharmacy Graduation Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations, Louis!
UK COP Graduation: Congratulations, Tiffany
Tiffany received her Doctor of Pharmacy and her Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy’s 2024 Graduation Recognition Ceremony took place in the Singletary Center for the Arts. Tiffany was one of 9 Master of Science/PharmD Recipients. Congratulations, Tiffany!
Louis received PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Louis successfully defended his PhD research entitled “Inhibiting PI3K/Akt to Enhance Brain Uptake of Anticancer Agents in Glioblastoma.” Louis joined the BHL in 2019 as an MD/PhD student studying the overexpression of drug-efflux pumps in glioblastoma and the development of a novel therapeutic strategy to increase brain uptake of anticancer drugs. Louis will now continue […]
Tiffany Successfully Defended Her MSPS
Tiffany joined the BHL in May 2021 as a Master’s student in Pharmaceutical Sciences to work on the role of NOX2 as a new drug target in Alzheimer’s disease to repair blood-brain barrier dysfunction. Tiffany successfully defended and will graduate with a dual PharmD/MS degree on May 3. Congratulations, Tiffany!
Geetika’s paper on “Cognitive decline, Aβ pathology, and blood-brain barrier function in aged 5xFAD mice” accepted by FBCNS
Alzheimer’s disease patients develop blood-brain barrier dysfunction to varying degrees. How aging impacts Aβ pathology, blood-brain barrier function, and cognitive decline remains largely unknown. In this study, we used 5xFAD mice to investigate changes in Aβ levels, barrier function, and cognitive decline over time. Congratulations on your first author publication, Geetika!
Professor Ute Hellmich visits BHL
Ute Hellmich, Professor for Biostructural Interactions at the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, and Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, visited the BHL. We had a lively mentoring lunch with Dr. Hellmich, during which she talked about long hours […]
Jasmine and Yingying inducted into the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society
Jasmine and Yingying were invited to join the UK Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society. Rho Chi is an international honor society that recognizes academic excellence in pharmacy. The society promotes pharmaceutical sciences and encourages fellowship and high scholastic achievement among pharmacy students. As a Rho Chi faculty member, Bjoern welcomed Jasmine and Yingying to the […]
Anika invited to give a talk at the University of Coimbra, Portugal
Drs. Vilma Sardao and Paulo Oliveira invited Anika to visit the Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing and present BHL research on Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Established in 1290, the University of Coimbra is one of the oldest universities worldwide and is a World Heritage Site, highlighting its historical role. Vilma and […]
Project on Bisphenols as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease highlighted in UKNOW
Our NIH R01-funded project on the role of bisphenols as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease was highlighted in a UKNOW article. Human exposure to bisphenols is inevitable due to their widespread presence in the environment. Bisphenols are used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and are found in food containers, water bottles, […]
BHL participates in Polar Plunge
The BHL team jumped into ice-cold water in the middle of winter at the Lexington Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Kentucky that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. The BHL team raised $750 for Special Olympics. The tradition goes back to 2011, when the first BHL members participated in the Polar Bear Plunge on […]