Andrew Arrant, PhD

Assistant Professor
Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics
Department of Neurology

andrewarrant@uabmc.edu

Anna Cook

Graduate Student
UAB Medical Scientist Training Program

Joined July 2021

Funded by:
NIA F30 (2024-Present)
UAB Neurodegeneration T32 (2023-2024)

akcook4@uab.edu

Mackenzie Love

Graduate Student
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience theme

Joined January 2024

Funded by:
UAB Translational and Molecular Science T32 (2024-Present)

loveml@uab.edu

Shaimaa Khdir

Graduate Student
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Patholobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology theme

Joined March 2024

skhdir@uab.edu

Azariah Kaplelach

Graduate Student
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience theme

Researcher II 2022-2024, Joined as graduate student January 2025

akkaplelach@uabmc.edu

Wren Nader

Undergraduate Student
UAB Neuroscience Major, Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program

Joined May 2023

Alexandria Howard

Undergraduate Student
UAB Neuroscience Major

Joined May 2023

Amelia Davidson

Undergraduate Student
UAB Neuroscience Major

Joined January 2024

Jakub Hel

Undergraduate Student
UAB Neuroscience Major

Joined September 2024

Prior Lab Members

Kaylan Brown, B.S.
UAB Master of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science Student, 2019-2021

Skylar Davis, B.S.
Researcher II, 2019-2022

Qays Aljabi
UAB Chemistry Major, 2020-2022

Justin Hall, B.S.
Researcher II, 2022-2023

Gia Vollmer
UAB Neuroscience Major, Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program, 2021-2023

Ahmad Hakim
UAB Neuroscience Major, Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program, 2020-2023