Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
About the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky is a nationally-recognized leader in brain aging research and clinical care. As home to one of the world's premier brain banks, we investigate the causes of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, advance early detection tools and personalized treatments, and train future scientists.
Research and Training Highlights
With more than four decades of NIH support, Sanders-Brown drives groundbreaking studies in neuroinflammation, TDP-43 pathology, LATE, and vascular contributions to cognitive impairment (VCID).
Our center offers unique opportunities for research collaboration, clinical training, and data sharing through longitudinal cohort studies, autopsy programs, and translational trial initiatives.
Featured Academic Training Opportunities
- KYAD-PREP
- TRIAD T32 Training Program
- REC Scholar
Request for Applications
Two amazing research support opportunities through the UK-ADRC are now open for applications. Registration deadline is October 5, 2026. Applicants may only apply to either the Developmental Projects Program or the REC Scholars Training Program. Submit your application as a single PDF file to Charlotte Wood (charlotte.wood@uky.edu) by 11:59 p.m. E.T., Monday, October 5, 2026.
