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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Illinois- Chicago
2016
Bachelor of Science, University Of Miami
2009
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Modulation of Neuronal Function in AD: The Role of Astrocyte p38 MAPK
Braun, D. (PI), Frazier, H. (CoI) & Morganti, J. (CoI)
10/1/25 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Relationship Between Astrocyte p38 MAPK, Neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer Pathology
Van Eldik, L. (PI) & Braun, D. (CoI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Van Eldik, L. (PI), Abner, E. (CoI), Bahrani, A. (CoI), Braun, D. (CoI), Caudill, T. (CoI), Cheng, Q. (CoI), Choucair, I. (CoI), Coskun, E. (CoI), Ebbert, M. T. W. (CoI), El Khouli, R. (CoI), Fardo, D. (CoI), Gold, B. (CoI), Harp, J. (CoI), Jiang, Y. (CoI), Jicha, G. (CoI), Katsumata, Y. (CoI), King, R. (CoI), Lee, D. (CoI), Nelson, P. (CoI), Neltner, J. (CoI), Powell, D. (CoI), Reschke-Hernandez, A. E. (CoI), Rhodus, E. (CoI), Schmitt, F. (CoI), Selenica, M.-L. (CoI), Wang, W. (CoI), Yamasaki, T. (CoI), Zachariou, V. (CoI), Bieberich, E. (Former CoI), Gibson, A. (Former CoI), Johnson, N. (Former CoI), Kryscio, R. (Former CoI), Moga, D. (Former CoI), Whitehurst, L. (Former CoI), Wilcock, D. (Former CoI) & Wilson, D. (Former CoI)
8/1/21 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Pilot: Astrocyte p38 as a Nexus Between Central and Peripheral Metabolism and Brain Function
Braun, D. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/17/25 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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Operant discrimination learning in 5xFAD mice: Early detection and longitudinal monitoring of cognitive impairment
Braun, D. (PI), Bailey, C. S. (CoI) & Beckmann, J. (CoI)
University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Small Molecule MW189 Reduces Microglial Activation and Improves Functional Outcomes in a Murine Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Wang, H., Faw, T. D., Cantillana, V., Neehouse, M. S., Zhang, N., Cellini, B. R., Shifrin, V., Braun, D. J., Van Eldik, L. J. & Laskowitz, D. T., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Neurocritical Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reversal of early-life high fat diet prevents spatial discrimination deficits corresponding with altered brain inflammatory and metabolic profiles in male C57BL/6J mice
Bailey, C. S., Green, M. C., Coleman, M. J., Van Eldik, L. J. & Braun, D. J., 2026, In: Nutritional Neuroscience. 29, 5, p. 653-665 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Specific inhibition of p38α MAPK dampens neuroinflammation during acute alcohol withdrawal in mouse BV2 microglial cell line and rat organotypic hippocampal slice cultures
Green, M. C., Braun, D. J., Leibold, C. T., Van Eldik, L. J. & Bailey, C. S., Jun 2026, In: Alcohol. 133, p. 32-37 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early changes in inflammation-related proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Braun, D. J., Hatton, K. W., Fraser, J. F., Flight, R. M., Moseley, H. N. B., Bailey, C. S., Morganti, J. M., Zhang, B., Ariyapala, I. S., Kim, T. K. & Van Eldik, L. J., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 34, 6, 108304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early loss of astrocyte p38α MAPK reduces hippocampal neuroinflammation, enhances synaptic strength, and increases non-synaptic mitochondrial uncoupling in female mice during non-pathological aging
Bailey, C. S., Gant, J. C., Frazier, H. N., Morganti, J. M., Coleman, M. C., Davis, V. A., J. Vekaria, H., G. Sullivan, P., Norris, C. M., Van Eldik, L. J. & Braun, D. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: GeroScience.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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