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Madison O Kilgore

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(859) 323-2274
Madison.Kilgore@uky.edu
741 South Limestone, BBSRB Room B354

Positions

  • Student/Non-Work Study
  • MD/PhD Program

College Unit(s)

Biography and Education

Biography

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. 

Education

Biology, B.S., Distinguished Major from the University of Virginia (2021)

Summary:

Current Year: M1
Biology, B.S. - University of Virginia
Hometown: Yorktown, VA

Selected Publications

Kilgore MO, Hubbard WB. Effects of Low-Level Blast on Neurovascular Health and Cerebral Blood Flow: Current Findings and Future Opportunities in Neuroimaging. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 4;25(1):642. doi: 10.3390/ijms25010642. PMID: 38203813; PMCID: PMC10779081.

Stone JR, Avants BB, Tustison NJ, Gill J, Wilde EA, Neumann KD, Gladney LA, Kilgore MO, Bowling F, Wilson CM, Detro JF, Belanger HG, Deary K, Linsenbardt H, Ahlers ST. Neurological Effects of Repeated Blast Exposure in Special Operations Personnel. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Apr;41(7-8):942-956. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0309. Epub 2024 Jan 12. PMID: 37950709; PMCID: PMC11001960.

Towers EB, Kilgore M, Bakhti-Suroosh A, Pidaparthi L, Williams IL, Abel JM, Lynch WJ. Sex differences in the neuroadaptations associated with incubated cocaine-craving: A focus on the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex. Front Behav Neurosci. 2023 Jan 5;16:1027310. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1027310. PMID: 36688133; PMCID: PMC9854116.