Mind Matters: A Podcast Produced by the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Derrick Hord Shares about the Upcoming Markesbery Symposium Community Session

Derrick Hord is the Community Outreach and Engagement Director at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. He joins the podcast to share about the Markesbery Symposium Community Session, named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, founding director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Kentucky.   Dr. Markesbery’s legacy of groundbreaking research at the Center on Aging has formed the bedrock for our quest to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease and to improve the quality of life of the elderly. Derrick shares about the importance of research and how to attend the 2024 Markesbery Symposium Community Session! In-person registration has reached capacity, but virtual attendance is still an option. To register to attend the Markesbery Symposium Community Session, please visit https:// tinyurl.com/2024- register-Markesbery [https:// tinyurl.com/2024- register-Markesbery] or call 859-323-5550.  For more details about the Symposium, and those from years past, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/markesbery-symposium [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/markesbery-symposium]. For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit us as https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa].   To participate in research at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials].   If you are a caregiver and need support, please visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/how-can-we-help [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/how-can-we-help]. Follow us on Facebook, X, or our Sanders-Brown YouTube channel.

Alzheimer's Association International Conference: Highlights with Sanders-Brown Alum Dr. Courtney Kloske

Courtney Kloske, PhD, a graduate of the UK Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine and T32 recipient at Sanders-Brown joins Mind Matters to highlight research shared at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.  Currently, Courtney serves as the Director of Scientific Engagement with the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa].   For more information about the T32 training program, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/triad [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/triad].   To participate in research at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials].   To join the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Walk to End Alzheimer’s team, visit http://act.alz.org/goto/UKSBCoA [http://act.alz.org/goto/UKSBCoA].   For more details about the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, visit https://aaic.alz.org/ [https://aaic.alz.org/].

Introducing Dr. Lauren Bojarski, New Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Fellow!

Meet Dr. Lauren Bojarski, the newest fellow at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging! She brings her enthusiasm and love for people to this role and is going to be a great asset to the team! For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit us as https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa] or call 859-323-5550. Follow Dr. Bojarski on X at @BojarskiLauren

Old Dogs and New Tricks? What We're Learning About Brain Health: An Interview with Dr. Christopher Norris & Dr. Elizabeth Head

Recent findings are showing that old dogs may actually be teaching us new things! Dr. Christopher Norris and Dr. Elizabeth Head join the podcast to share their new findings from their NIH funded study that was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience! Dr. Christopher Norris is a professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences and also serves as the Associate Director at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and is a Co-Director of the Sanders-Brown Intravital Imaging Facility. Dr. Elizabeth Head is a professor, and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California-Irvine.  She is the Director of the Experimental Pathology Program and has over 266 publications since 1996. For more information about Dr. Norris and his lab, visit https://norris.createuky.net/ [https://norris.createuky.net/]. For more information about Dr. Head and her lab at UC Irvine, visit https://sites.mind.uci.edu/headlab/ [https://sites.mind.uci.edu/headlab/]. To read more about their study, visit https://www.jneurosci.org/content/44/20/e2366232024 [https://www.jneurosci.org/content/44/20/e2366232024]. To see their imaging on the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience, visit https://www.jneurosci.org/content/44/20.cover-expansion [https://www.jneurosci.org/content/44/20.cover-expansion]. For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit us as https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa].

New Genomic Discoveries at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging: An Interview with the Ebbert Lab

Dr. Mark Ebbert, Dr. Ja Brandon, & Bernardo Aguzzoli Heberle join the podcast to discuss their latest work published in Nature Biotechnology. For more information about the Ebbert Lab, visit https://ebbertlab.com/ [https://ebbertlab.com/].  To read about their latest study in Nature Biotechnology, visit For more information about the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, visit ⁠https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa⁠ [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa]. To financially support the work of Sanders-Brown, call Beth Wells at  859-319-6886. To discover more about research studies and clinical trials, call 859-323-5550 or visit the clinical trials page at https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials [https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/clinical-trials].