Organization profile
Organization profile
The Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) supports a "collaborative matrix," bringing together diverse groups of investigators, trainees, and research groups from more than 9 University of Kentucky colleges. The NRPA builds upon and leverages existing strengths and relationships; providing infrastructure and support to promote research collaborations and raise internal and external recognition of the depth of neuroscience-related research at the university with the goals of growing extramural support, increasing academic productivity, enhancing recruitment of faculty and trainees, and providing new knowledge to address the needs of the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond.
The NRPA NeuroBank collects a variety of biospecimens from subjects being evaluated and treated for neurologic conditions at the UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital and the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, partnering with multiple clinical groups to procure and store samples for both internal and external research. Since starting in early 2020, NeuroBank has collected over 1500 samples (over 17500 aliquots) from more than 900 participants.
For more information about the NRPA, contact Larry Goldstein, Co-Director of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, [email protected] or Linda Van Eldik, Director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, [email protected]
For more information about the NeuroBank, contact Tritia Yamasaki, PI, [email protected]
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Erin Abner, Ph.D.
- Epidemiology & Environmental Health - Professor, Chair, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
- Biostatistics - Joint Appointment
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Priority Area
- Neuroscience Research Priority Area
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) - Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Endowed Chair
Person
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IPSS: International Pediatric Stroke Study - University of Kentucky Site
O'Connor, K. (PI)
5/15/25 → …
Project: Research project
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Brain Microstate Dynamics of Maladaptive and Ruminative Thought
Zanesco, A. (PI)
University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area
3/15/25 → …
Project: Research project
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Resolving the full MAPT H2 inverted haplotype using optical genome mapping and ultra-long-read nanopore sequencing
Ebbert, M. T. W. (PI), Fardo, D. (CoI) & Nelson, P. (CoI)
University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area
3/15/25 → …
Project: Research project
Research output
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1760: SOCIAL BARRIERS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT AFTER CRITICAL ILLNESS
Fresenko, L., Gonzalez-Seguel, F., Summers, L., Adams, J., Lush, J., Slone, S., Kalema, A., Montgomery-yates, A., Morris, P., Long, D., Hogg- Graham, R., Dupont-Versteegden, E. & Mayer, K., Mar 2026, In: Critical Care Medicine. 54, 3SResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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627: BIOLOGICAL FINDINGS FROM RESPIRATORY MUSCLE BIOPSIES IN CRITICAL ILLNESS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Gonzalez-Seguel, F., Gustafson, O., Robinson, C., Villablanca, C., Olave, C., Muñoz-Muñoz, F., Cavallaro, M., Calulo Rivera, Z., Parry, S., Owen, A., Wen, Y., Dupont-Versteegden, E. & Mayer, K., Mar 2026, In: Critical Care Medicine. 54, 3SResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adipocyte-specific deletion of the mineralocorticoid receptor improves glucose homeostasis and associates with FGF21-adiponectin signalling in obese male mice
Turner, M. B., Pangilinan, H. R., Park, S., Angoma, B., Helsley, R. N. & Loria, A. S., Jan 2026, In: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 28, 1, p. 562-573 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Perceived benefit of a sodium restricted diet was associated with long-term diet adherence in patients with heart failure
Chung, M. (Speaker), Lennie, T. (Speaker), Frazier, S. K. (Speaker) & Moser, D. (Speaker)
Feb 1 2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Successful Knowledge Dissemination
Chung, M. (Speaker)
Aug 1 0205Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Does depression affect outcomes in a clinical trial of a self-care cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention conduced in a socioeconomically austere environment
Moser, D. (Speaker), Chung, M. (Speaker) & Lennie, T. (Speaker)
Jun 1 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation