Madison O Kilgore

I grew up in Yorktown, VA and attended the University of Virginia, graduating with a B.S. in Biology. During my four years at UVA, I worked for Dr. Wendy Lynch (department of Neurobehavioral Sciences & Psychiatry) examining questions regarding the neurobiology and behavioral outcomes of addiction. I was specifically interested in studying behavioral and genetic differences of cocaine addiction in males and females. Additionally, I worked for Dr. James Stone (department of Radiology & Medical Imaging) throughout college and for two years after graduating. In the Stone Lab, I contributed to clinical and preclinical projects that examined questions regarding the neurological effects of traumatic brain injury in military servicemen. My specific interests included using advanced brain imaging to visualize the downstream effects of TBI, including inflammation, oxidative stress, and white matter lesions. Military-relevant TBI has remained my research topic of interest, and I am currently working with Dr. Brad Hubbard to study the effects of low level blast exposure on cerebrovascular health.