Laura J. Blair, PhD
Research Biologist
Laura.Blair@va.gov
Laurablair@usf.edu
Affiliation(s)
University of South Florida
Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine
Research
Research Area(s): Tauopathies; Molecular chaperones; Stress-related mental disorders
Research Population: Tau transgenic mouse models; Mouse models of stress related disorders
Research Methods: Immunohistochemistry; rodent behavior; Western blotting; Antisense oligonucleotides; Adenoassociated virus
Collaboration
Dr. Blair is Interested in collaborating with clinicians with samples from PTSD, depression, or tauopathy patients.
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Recent Funding History
| Dates | Title | Funding Source and Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 – 2024 | An Aha(1) Moment for Tauopathies | Harrington Discovery Institute Douglas Scholar Award |
PI |
| 2023 – 2024 | USF Strategic Investment Pool | University of South Florida #100374 |
PI |
| 2023 – 2028 | The Hsp90 cochaparone FKBP51 regulates tau structure and function | NIH R01 NS073899 |
PI |
| 2022 – 2025 | Developing risk and resiliency models of neuropsychiatric symptoms in AD | Alzheimer’s Association AARG-22-974562 |
PI |
| 2022 – 2023 | USF Proposal Enhancement Grant (PEG) | University of South Florida | PI |
| 2021 – 2025 | Exploiting molecular chaperones to understand the impact of tau aggregation on prion-like spreading in AD | Florida Dept. of Health Ed and Ethel Moore Grant #21A24 |
PI |
| 2019 – 2028 | Controlling FKBP51 for the treatment of PTSD | VA Merit I01 BX004626 |
PI |
| 2019 – 2020 | Targeting tau with peptidomimetic inhibitors | University of South Florida Interdisciplinary Seed Grant |
PI |
| 2018 – 2022 | ER stress as a mediator of tau-induced neurotoxicity | Alzheimer’s Association AARG-18-566635 |
Multiple PI |
| 2017 – 2022 | Controlling tau toxicity from inside and outside of neurons | NIH R01 MH103848 |
PI |