John Aaron Howell, PhD
@JohnAaronHowell
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Postdoctoral Associate/Gator NeuroScholar at @UFMBI — Alumnus of @UMMCNeuroPhD 🧠 #neuroscience #NSPAlumni #NSPeeps
Joined February 2022
I have been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship grant from @American_Heart to continue my research on ischemic stroke! . Thanks to all the amazing teachers and mentors who have inspired me, and thanks to @UFMBI for the opportunity to be a Gator NeuroScholar!.
Gator NeuroScholars, a new enhanced postdoctoral fellowship, is the MBI’s latest program to build a more robust scientific workforce & accelerate neuroscience research. Read more:
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I’m honored to have been a finalist for the Niels Lassen Award at the @BRAINPET25 meeting! This has been such an amazing experience to meet and learn from top tier scientists worldwide!.
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Today, we published a protocol for using Gelatin Zymography to Quantify Levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in Complex Biological Samples, specifically cell culture media, cell protein lysate, human and mouse plasma, and mouse brain lysate! Check it out here:.
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent endopeptidases associated with many disease states and aid in the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)...
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Thanks to the 60+ folks who attended our postdoc seminar series today! So glad to work in such a supportive environment here at @UFMBI!.
Thanks to everyone who attended our second postdoc seminar to hear the work of Dr. DeFeis and Dr. Liu! . See you next month for our May 14th seminar! . #GatorNeuroScholars @UFMBI
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I'm excited to share my first first-author paper of my postdoc in the @candelariojalil lab! Check it out to learn more about aged global Ripk2 KO in stroke.
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RT @UFMBI: We were thrilled to welcome @GNVChamber's Leadership Gainesville Class 51 for a tour of the MBI as part of their Healthcare Day.….
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RT @UFMBI: Today is #GatorNationGivingDay! . All gifts — no matter the size — help us push the boundaries of discovery. Learn more about h….
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So glad to be able to continue my training at the @UFMBI studying ischemic stroke! Today was the last day of #ISC2025, where I presented my most recent data from my work in the Candelario-Jalil lab!.
Meet John Aaron Howell, Ph.D., a #firstgen college graduate and Gator NeuroScholars postdoctoral fellow who is mentored by @UF + @UFMBI neuroscientist Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, Ph.D., and working to change the outlook for stroke patients:
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RT @ISAPPscience: Fascinating listening: A podcast with @MaluTansey & @AndreaMerchak on the intersection between aging, inflammation, & gut….
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This episode features Prof. Malú Tansey PhD and colleague Dr. Andrea Merchak PhD from the University of Florida, USA, discussing neuroinflammation and the role of gut microbes in Parkinson’s disease...
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RT @UFMBI: A big thanks to Kelsey Peterson and everyone who joined us for tonight's screening of "Move Me," a documentary following her jou….
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Learn the signs of stroke on #WorldStrokeDay!.
Today is #WorldStrokeDay. Learn the signs of stroke by remembering FAST. F= Face Drooping . A= Arm Weakness . S= Speech Difficulty . T= Time to call 911 . @HCAhealthcare Foundation is a national sponsor of Together to End Stroke®.
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Congratulations, @RebeccaWallings! This is such a well-deserved award! Can’t wait to see your future successes! 🥳🧠.
I am so excited to finally share that I have been awarded the @ParkinsonDotOrg LAUNCH award ✨️ my future independent research program aims to extend my findings of immune cell exhaustion ( and try to understand how this may lead to Parkinson's 1/5.
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I had so much fun presenting with the other Gator NeuroScholars today for the UF Summer Neuromedicine Seminar Series! So proud of my cohort! 🧠🥳.
Thrilled with the incredible presentations at today's Summer Neuromedicine Seminar Series! The UF #GatorNeuroScholars, @AndreaMerchak, @JohnAaronHowell, @AdithyaGopinat9, & @TrevizanBau, showcased why they are some of the brightest minds at MBI.🧠👏 #Neuroscience
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I’m excited to give my first talk at the University of Florida next week!.
Curious about what our inagural #GatorNeuroScholars class has been up to?. Head to the MBI's DeWeese Auditorium at noon Thursday, May 30 to find out during @UFNeuroscience's first Summer Neuromedicine Seminar. Learn more about Gator NeuroScholars:
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Our (@CandelarioJalil) lab just published a new paper on the role of RIPK2 in inflammation following ischemic stroke in Experimental Neurology! Check it out for free here: . #neuroinflammation #ExperimentalNeurology #stroke.
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RT @UFNeuroscience: Strokes can happen to anyone, at any age. Researchers at UF strive to understand the secondary pathological biochemical….
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So glad to have contributed to @KomalBeeton's newest publication in @SciReports! Read more about the use of ELPs to treat cytomegalovirus infection here:
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Scientific Reports - An Elastin-like Polypeptide-fusion peptide targeting capsid-tegument interface as an antiviral against cytomegalovirus infection
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RT @UFMBI: Today we highlight the lab of Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, whose research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of brain….
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Excited to present new data today at the @NcfSfn meeting! This chapter is the only student-run chapter of @SfNtweets!
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Check out this new paper by my colleague and friend @AndreaMerchak! Such interesting work about probiotics and mood!.
Why are probiotics such a complicated topic for study? How can they be harnessed for new therapies? Check out this paper about our work in @GaultierAlban lab. Artwork by the amazing Katriel Cho!
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