John Aaron Howell, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate/Gator NeuroScholar at @UFMBI — Alumnus of @UMMCNeuroPhD 🧠 #neuroscience #NSPAlumni #NSPeeps

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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!

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

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: https://t.co/K71njjPSMu

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

I'm excited to share another first-author paper in @_JCBFM from my work with @candelariojalil at @UFMBI exploring the role of RIPK2 in ischemic stroke!

Check it out here: https://t.co/eMBY2ci6Xt

#ischemicstroke #neuroscience #inflammation #translationalscience #brainresearch

[Neuro(PD)² @NeuroPD2]

Thanks so much to @UFMBI for supporting our postdoc organization during #PostdocAppreciationWeek and beyond!

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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!

[Brain and Brain PET 2027 @BRAIN2027]

Next up, John Howell delivered a great talk on Ripk2!

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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:

https://t.co/e6ePVBuaar

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

Thanks to the 60+ folks who attended our postdoc seminar series today! So glad to work in such a supportive environment here at @UFMBI!

[Neuro(PD)² @NeuroPD2]

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

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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. https://t.co/ZIYYIXTCUA

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

We were thrilled to welcome @GNVChamber's Leadership Gainesville Class 51 for a tour of the MBI as part of their Healthcare Day. They visited labs and our MRI facility, spoke with scientists and heard about our research programs. Thanks to everyone who participated! 🐊🔬🧠

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

Today is #GatorNationGivingDay!

All gifts — no matter the size — help us push the boundaries of discovery.

Learn more about how the MBI is fueling innovative research and education by hearing directly from our community in this video.

Join us today: https://t.co/5BtQiupUJg

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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!

[UF Medicine @UFMedicine]

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: https://t.co/zbVKJyaBVA

[ISAPP @ISAPPscience]

Fascinating listening: A podcast with @MaluTansey & @AndreaMerchak on the intersection between aging, inflammation, & gut microbiota -- and how interactions between these three factors contribute to diseases such as Parkinson's.

https://t.co/NVSLAWxvVT

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

A big thanks to Kelsey Peterson and everyone who joined us for tonight's screening of "Move Me," a documentary following her journey after a spinal cord injury. Peterson hosted a luncheon with MBI postdocs before the screening and led a Q&A session with the audience after.

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

Learn the signs of stroke on #WorldStrokeDay!

[American_Stroke @American_Stroke]

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®

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

Congratulations, @RebeccaWallings! This is such a well-deserved award! Can’t wait to see your future successes! 🥳🧠

[Dr. Rebecca Wallings @RebeccaWallings]

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 (https://t.co/j5GyPFY0oH) and try to understand how this may lead to Parkinson's 1/5

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

I had so much fun presenting with the other Gator NeuroScholars today for the UF Summer Neuromedicine Seminar Series! So proud of my cohort! 🧠🥳

[UF.BREATHE @UFBreathe]

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

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

I’m excited to give my first talk at the University of Florida next week!

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

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: https://t.co/tfKJUtKRer

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

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: https://t.co/cz4X7ZroEE

#neuroinflammation #ExperimentalNeurology #stroke

[University of Florida Department of Neuroscience @UFNeuroscience]

Strokes can happen to anyone, at any age. Researchers at UF strive to understand the secondary pathological biochemical events associated with stroke to make much-needed advances in therapeutic approaches. #StrokeAwarenessMonth

[John Aaron Howell, PhD @JohnAaronHowell]

So glad to have contributed to @KomalBeeton's newest publication in @SciReports! Read more about the use of ELPs to treat cytomegalovirus infection here: https://t.co/U39VCREgu8

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

Today we highlight the lab of Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, whose research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of brain injury following ischemic stroke and to identify new targets for neuroprotective therapies. #MBI25_LABS