On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the Buckley Lab was invited to table at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s annual Sickle Cell Education Day. This year’s theme, “Supercells: Unlocking the Power Within,” brought together patients, families, and providers for a day of learning and community celebration. There, the Buckley Lab had the opportunity to share our research…

We are proud to share that Dr. Tara Urner has been selected as a postdoctoral fellow in the ATLANTIS Program (Atlanta Network for Training in Kidney, Urology, and Hematology Scientific Research), funded by the NIH and hosted by Emory University. Her research project will investigate the use of diffuse optical spectroscopies for early detection of…

On January 15th, graduate student Tara Urner successfully defended her PhD thesis. Tara’s research introduced an innovative method for extracting pulsatile hemodynamics in the cerebral microvasculature using the blood flow index derived from diffuse correlation spectroscopy. Her work lays a strong foundation for translating these measurements into the clinic. This defense culminated an illustrious PhD…