Gerhardt Laboratory
Overarching Mission of the Gerhardt Laboratory:
The Major mission of the Gerhardt Lab is to develop Brain Machine Interface (BMI) medical technologies involving implantations of catheters (Parkinson’s studies), microelectrodes (MEA’s for chemical and electrophysiological recordings) and combined closed-loop technologies for the understanding and treatment of brain disorders.
Parkinson’s Disease:
FY15 HHS Budget Appropriations Update
[From the Proposal Development Office]
UK Colleagues:
NIH eRA Commons Down Memorial Day Weekend
Over Memorial Day weekend, all eRA services will be completely shut down (this means both Commons and ASSIST). The systems will be brought down at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 23 and are expected to be restored to service by Tuesday, May 27 at 7 a.m. This downtime is to complete the upgrade of all eRA systems so they are Unicode capable.
UK Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Youth Substance Abuse Program
UK Research Project to Focus on Lung Cancer, Pediatric Obesity in Appalachia
Sui Finds Bisphenol A Increases Athersclerosis in Mouse Model
Bisphenol A Increases Atherosclerosis in Pregnane X Receptor-Humanized ApoE Deficient Mice. Sui Y, Park SH, Helsley RN, Sunkara M, Gonzalez FJ, Morris AJ, Zhou C. J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Apr 22;3(2):e000492. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000492. PMID: 24755147
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Xiang's Research Shows that Platelets Inhibit Inflammation to Protect from Septic Shock
Platelets protect from septic shock by inhibiting macrophage-dependent inflammation via the cyclooxygenase 1 signalling pathway. Xiang B, Zhang G, Guo L, Li XA, Morris AJ, Daugherty A, Whiteheart SW, Smyth SS, Li Z. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2657. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3657. PMID: 24150174
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Roots in Rural Kentucky Fuel Medical Student's Desire to Respond to Emergencies
Yasuma Receives Prestigious ARVO/ALCON Award
