SCoBIRC

We’re recruiting! Tenure-track faculty position in traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord injury (SCI) research. Expertise in metabolism and mechanistic or translational aspects of neurotrauma are encouraged to apply. Link to apply: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/609538

Tenure-track faculty openings @universityofky, @SCoBIRC in mechanistic and translational neurotrauma research for traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/513462 ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/513467 @J_Neurotrauma @Neurotrauma @SfNtweets @ENONeurotrauma @IOSCIRS

How do axolotls regrow parts of their bodies–including their brains? In Vermont Public Radio's podcast, "But Why", Dr. @RandalVoss answers kids' questions about these curious salamanders. Check it out! 👇 vermontpublic.org/podcast/but-wh… @ResearchKY @universityofky

Great story about @SCoBIRC #AARTS alumni Mirindi Kabangu. 👇

READ: "Mirindi Kabangu: Diversity Supplement Award Helps Scholar Jumpstart His Dream Career." Learn about @Mirindi_'s educational journey, the impact mentors have had on his success, and his plans to pursue an M.D./Ph.D. degree. #ScienceTwitter orip.nih.gov/about-orip/res…

Job position for Director of SCoBIRC has posted..apply below. World-class people, science, and environment here @SCoBIRC for examining trauma to the CNS👇 ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/425077

We are recruiting for a Director for the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center @UKYMedicine. Go here to find out more👇 ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/425077

Astrocytes support injury-induced axon plasticity. @AChenLab's new study has important implications for #astroctyes and #CNS repair after #neurotrauma frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…. @UKYNeuro @UKYMedicine @ResearchKY @MarkGoldbergMD @UTSWNews

Dr. @SashaRabchevsky, and Dr. @GenselLab will be there representing @universityofky @SCoBIRC , KCSCI and IPKY. Join us! Salt Lake City, Utah September 23-24!!!”

Non-scientist, please Check out the grants-in-aid and travel discounts for those who qualify, including caregivers. While attending a Spinal Cord Injury meeting may seem impossible, these options can help with the costs.

Join @SCoBIRC for the unite2fight paralysis symposium. Hear leading scientists and advocates discuss what's new, what's working, and how we can work smarter toward curative treatments for spinal cord injury. Early Bird rates end August 12. More info👇 bit.ly/3Pdl8Q9

@BachstetterLab @colleenbodnar @uabmedicine @UKYNeuro Congratulations @colleenbodnar and @BachstetterLab.

Congratulations Dr. @colleenbodnar. Or, should I say Prof. @colleenbodnar? Dissertation defended ✔️ What is she doing next, you ask... Assistant Professor @uabmedicine starting July 1, 2022 ✔️ I couldn't be more proud!!

Please help me welcome the brilliant Dr. Meifan Amy Chen to Twitter. @AChenLab is an Assistant Prof @Scobirc, doing amazing stuff on #astrocytes in #SCI and #stroke.

Congrats to @SCoBIRC's own Kathryn Saatman for new funding with @ColoradoStateU to use the controlled cortical impact model of traumatic brain injury to study the effects of rapamycin pathway regulation on epileptogenesis and cognitive recovery after brain injury.

Congratulations to Dr. Samir Patel who received approval for promotion to Associate Professor. Way to go!

Training the next generation of scientists is a primary mission of @SCoBIRC; therefore, we are proud to congratulate Dr. Patrick Sullivan on his Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. @UKYNeuro @ResearchKY scobirc.med.uky.edu/users/patsull

One year later, UK African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS) program exceeds expectations. scobirc.med.uky.edu/news/one-year-…

UK’s inaugural 2021 African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS) impact of research at the UK College of Medicine. The 2022 class of AARTS scholars will start soon! scobirc.med.uky.edu/news/impact-re…

❗#NNS2022 Program at a Glance is now released❗ Benefit from all on offer: research data, workshops, new insights and tools, debate sessions, and more! To learn more, click on (ow.ly/o11o50HJCxZ) #NNS2022 #neurotrauma2022 #neurotrauma

Jozef Gal et al., found using proteomics on human amygdala that #ApoE is an aberrantly aggregated protein, which may play active disease-driving mechanisms even among individuals lacking the APOE ε4 risk allele. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpa… @UKSBCoA @LJohnsonLab @wilcocklab