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ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
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Additional Fees May Be Required
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By Invite Only
Capturing for On Demand
Capturing for On Demand
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Eligible
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Eligible
ERC Approved Lecture for ACVIM Residency
ERC Approved Lecture for ACVIM Residency
Livestream
Livestream
One Health
One Health
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Pre-Registration Required
Research Abstract
Research Abstract
Specialty Symposium
Specialty Symposium
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner

Alexander G. Rabchevsky, PhD

Professor of Physiology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Alexander ‘Sasha’ Rabchevsky is a Professor of Physiology at the University of Kentucky and member of the SCoBIRC with research focused on mitigating both somatomotor and autonomic dysfunctions following spinal cord injury (SCI). After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Florida, he completed fellowships in Paris, France and the University of Kentucky before launching his independent research lab in 2000. He has pioneered the use of “mitoceuticals” for SCI neuroprotection and transplanted exogenous mitochondria after SCI to restore cellular bioenergetics. He discovered that gabapentinoid pain medications alleviate autonomic dysreflexia and spasticity, concomitantly. In contrast, nanopore sequencing has disproved the hypothesized link between 5HT2C receptor editing and uncontrolled muscle spasticity in spinal rodent models.

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