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Kaitlyn Stepler Qualifies as Ph.D. Candidate

Feb. 27, 2019—Congratulations to Kaitlyn Stepler for passing the qualifying exam to become a Ph.D. candidate. Kaitlyn joined the RASR Laboratory team from the University of Pittsburgh in May 2016 and is currently researching Brain Proteomics to Study Racial Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease.

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RASR Group Has Grown!

Feb. 21, 2019—The RASR team is happy to announce that we’ve welcomed several new group members since last summer! First, Drs. Albert Arul and Sandeep Goyal joined us last summer as research assistant professors. In the fall, we gained a new postdoc, Dr. Katarena Ford, from Auburn University and Tyra Avery, a postbac intern who did her...

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Kaitlyn & Dr. Robinson’s Book Chapter Gets Published!

Feb. 21, 2019—Kaitlyn and Dr. Robinson wrote a book chapter titled “The Potential of ‘Omics to Link Lipid Metabolism and Genetic and Comorbidity Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans” as part of Springer’s Reviews on Biomarkers in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders book, which was published just a few days ago! Read it here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-05542-4_1 Congratulations...

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