
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