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Dr, Niharika Amireddy is awarded the Gatton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes and Obesity Research!

Congratulations to Postdoc Dr. Niharika Amireddy! She was awarded a Gatton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes and Obesity Research, starting 7/1/2026 for two years. She will be co-mentored by Dr. Nate Helsley (UK COM, Internal Medicine).

Kaavyashri Anbumani publishes first author paper

Kaavyashri Anbumani, PhD student in the Nutritional Sciences Graduate program, published her first author paper titled Uric Acid Released from Poly (Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Nanoparticles Mitigates Glutamate-Induced Excitotoxicity of Spinal Cord Neurons in ASN Neuro! Co-authors are Firestein PhD students Brandon Vaglio and Courtney Stains, undergraduate students Agam Aviv and Katie Lynch, and collaborator Dr. Rene Schloss (Rutgers BME).

Dr. Firestein retires from Rutgers University and establishes new lab at UK COM

Dr. Firestein retired from Rutgers University as a Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience after 25 1/2 years. On January 1, 2026, she assumed her new role as Chair and Professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences at UK College of Medicine. Dr. Fabio Tescarollo, Dr. Niharika Amireddy, and Kaavyashri Anbumani moved with Dr. Firestein. PhD students Shradha Suresh and Brandon Vaglio remain at Rutgers University, where Dr. Firestein remains Distinguished Professor Emerita, and they are being advised by her remotely.

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