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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...

Congratulations, Dr. Blair! Dr. Laura Blair was selected for an Impact Award by the James A Haley Veterans Hospital. This award is to recognize those with sustained VA funding and was presented at VA Research Day.

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...

Ahmed Ramadan, PhD was selected for Flash Talk at Midwest Stress Meeting 2025 Dr. Ahmed Ramadan, a postdoc in the Blair lab, presented a Flash Talk at the 30th Annual Midwest Stress Meeting, which is hosted at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Two PhD students, Abigail Esquivel and Baliqis...

Blair Lab welcomes Medical Sciences PhD student, Brianna Ariza! Brianna completed her BS in Health sciences and MS in Nanotechnology at the University of Central Florida. She joins the Blair Lab for her PhD studies to conduct research focused on molecular chaperone, FKBP51, in tau-mediated neuron...

Ahmed was selected as one of 14 poster award finalists for Tampa VA Research Day 2025 Dr. Ramadan presented his work on the development of FKBP51-targeting therapies in a one-minute flash talk during the Lightning Round and as a poster during the session that followed.