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Niat Gebru was awarded the 2022 Dorothy Benjamin Graduate Fellowship in Alzheimer's Disease.

Congratulations, Niat Gebru! Niat Gebru was awarded the 2023 The Dr. Christopher P. Phelps Memorial Fund Neuroscience Student Travel Award for his outstanding poster and presentation at the 2023 USF Health Research Day.

Welcome, Daniela! Daniela Mezquite-Garcia joins Blair Lab as a Research Technician. She previously completed her BS in Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Florida.

New lab review describes the current mouse models of FKBP51 PhD Candidate, Niat Gebru, is the first author on a new review published by our lab in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. This review describes each of the genetic mouse models of FKBP51 to date, including physiological, molecular, and...

Abigail Esquivel awarded the 2024 Chih Foundation Research & Publication Award The Chih Foundation recognizes groundbreaking research with transformative potential to greatly benefit society. The award seeks to support exceptional third- or fourth-year Science, Engineering or Medicine PhD, PharmD...

Congratulations, Dr. Esquivel! Abigail Esquivel successfully defended her PhD dissertation on the effects of DnaJB6b on tau accumulation. Her dissertation research focused on screening across molecular chaperone families to identify the most potent regulators of tau seeding, which identified DnaJB6b...

Abigail Esquivel awarded NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship We are so proud to announce that Abigail Esquivel, a PhD Candidate, has been awarded an NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institute on Aging for her project entitled, "DnaJB6 as...

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.

Lindsey Shelton receives PhD! Lindsey Shelton came to USF looking to gain experience in biomedical research after her undergraduate training in psychology. She started her PhD program in Fall 2014 focusing on Alzheimer’s disease research under the close guidance of her mentor, USF Health...

Dr. Marangelie Criado-Marrero was selected as an SfN Trainee Professional Development Awardee Postdoc, Marangelie Criado-Marrero, was selected for the Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award. This award is to recognize trainees who demonstrate high scientific merit in...