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Dr. Blair describes the interplay of molecular chaperones in Alzheimer's during plenary talk at SENDCon 2023 Dr. Laura Blair presented a plenary talk at the 2023 Southeastern Neurodegeneration Conference in Atlanta, GA. In her plenary session, Dr. Blair discussed the intricacies of molecular...

In a study published in Aging Cell, Gebru et al describe the molecular and circadian profile of aged FKBP51 KO mice. Their finding shed light on the mechanisms that provide enhanced stress resilience in the model and provides additional evidence towards the benefits of lowering FKBP51, which their...

Dr. Blair receives 4-year $1.1 million Merit Award Renewal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Laura Blair's BLR&D VA Merit Award was renewed, so she and her team can continue to investigate the role of FKBP51 in PTSD and stress-related mental illnesses. The major goal of this study is to...

Dr. Laura Blair joins Cell Stress and Chaperones as a Senior Editor. Cell Stress and Chaperones publishes research findings in the field of cellular response to stress, with emphasis on the role of molecular chaperones. Dr. Laura Blair joined the Editorial Board as a new Senior Editor.

Dr. Contreras Marciales gives Flash Talk and Poster Presentation The 6 th International Symposium on Pathomechanisms of Amyloid Diseases took place on December 4-6, 2024 in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Andrea Contreras Marciales presented a Flash Talk and Poster Presentation on her recent work studying...

Dr. Laura Blair give seminar on lab's efforts to control tau through molecular chaperones Dr. Blair presented on "Chaperone Control of Tau: A Double-Edged Sword” at the virtual Neurodysfunction and Neurodegeneration Seminar Series, which is a joint seminar series for University of Texas Medical...

Dr. Blair talks about her research at the annual Cell Stress Society International meeting in Old Town Alexandria, VA On Halloween, Dr. Laura Blair kicked off her presentation at the at the 12th International Symposium on Heat Shock Proteins in Biology, Medicine and the Environment with adorable...

Dr. Fihurka joins Blair Lab. Dr. Oksana Fihurka joins the Blair lab as a Senior Research Scientists. She has a MS in biotechnology and a PhD in Organic Chemistry. Dr. Fihurka completed her postdoctoral training under Dr. Sanchez Ramos at the University of South Florida. She has broad expertise in...

Dr. Ramadan joins the Blair Lab. Dr. Ahmed Ramadan joins the Blair lab as a Postdoctoral Scholar. In 2022, he earned his PhD in Medical Sciences under Dr. Robert Deschenes at the University of South Florida, after completing two master's degrees in medical sciences and microbiology, respectively...

Dr. Andrea Contreras Marciales presents at SfN 2024 in Chicago, IL. While our trip to SfN this year was cut short by Hurricane Milton, Dr. Andrea Contreras Marciales, a postdoctoral scholar in the Blair Lab, presented a poster on her ongoing project that investigates the impact of FKBP51 inhibition...