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800 Rose St MS 117Lexington, KY 40536
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Summary
- Dr. Peter Nelson, MD is a board certified pathologist in Lexington, Kentucky. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Neuropathology, 2003
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2006 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2006
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology- American Board of Pathology Neuropathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Nicorandil treatment improves survival and spatial learning in aged granulin knockout mice.Dana M Niedowicz, Wang-Xia Wang, Paresh Prajapati, Yu Zhong, Shuling Fister
Brain Pathology. 2025-05-01 - Synergistic effects of plasma S100B and MRI measures of cerebrovascular disease on cognition in older adults.Colleen Pappas, Christopher E Bauer, Valentinos Zachariou, T J Libecap, Beatriz Rodolpho
Geroscience. 2025-02-05 - Amyloid-β predominant Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change.Gabor G Kovacs, Yuriko Katsumata, Xian Wu, Khine Zin Aung, David W Fardo
Brain. 2025-02-03
Press Mentions
Decoding Dementia: Sanders-Brown Researchers Uncover Genetic KeysOctober 9th, 2024- Decoding Dementia: Sanders-Brown Researchers Uncover Genetic KeysOctober 8th, 2024
- Newly Recognized Dementia Called LATE May Hit 40 Percent of Older PeopleJuly 13th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Genetic Architecture of Aging-Related TDP-43 and Mixed Pathology DementiaUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY2023–2026
- Federated digital pathology platform for AD/ADRD research and diagnosticsUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY2023–2025
- Age-related TDP-43 neuropathology: using disease-driving mechanisms to guide classificationMETHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE2020–2025
- Safety and modulation of ABCC9 pathways by nicorandil for the treatment of hippocampal sclerosis of aging (SMArTâHS)UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY2019–2025
