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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Department of Radiology will join cancer centers across the nation in observing National Lung Cancer Screening Day Nov.
Anthony Gerber, MD, PhD, has been selected to serve as the division chief for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, effective Nov. 4, 2025.
Justin Moore, PhD, primary faculty in Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation (CHET), and members of his lab presented impactful research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference held on Sept. 18 – 21, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The UK College of Medicine is excited to announce that Susanne Arnold, MD, professor of medicine, has been named recipient of the prestigious William R. Willard Dean’s Recognition Award. She was honored at the 2025 College of Medicine Awards Convocation.
Eric B. Durbin, DrPH, MS, has been selected to serve as interim division chief for biomedical informatics in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, effective September 17, 2025.
The Neuroscience Research Priority Area’s 10thannual Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium will be Nov. 6-7 in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building.
Register for the symposium online.
Anna Kalema, MD, assistant professor in the division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, is partnering with VRTogether, a Lexington based startup led by Richard Hoagland, to improve outcomes for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). VRTogether is an XR studio on a mission to create games for flourishing.
Breakthroughs in neuroscience are happening at the University of Kentucky’s Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC), where researchers are working to turn discovery into new therapies for people living with spinal cord and brain injuries.
This spring, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) recognized University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Robert “Nate” Helsley, PhD, with the 2025 Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research. This distinction highlights his exceptional contributions to the field and his promise as a leader in advancing scientific discovery.
Moneera Haque, MD, PhD, of the division of cardiovascular medicine, has been awarded a $762,000 grant over two years from the University of Kentucky’s EXCEL (Executive Clinical Expert Leadership) Research Initiative.
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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the University of Missouri - Columbia have teamed up on a pioneering cardiovascular study titled “Dual Filament Control of Myocardial Power and Hemodynamics.” The UK team is led by cardiovascular medicine’s Thomas Kampourakis, Diplom, PhD, and Kenneth Cam
By Hilary Brown, Ben Branscum, and Hayden Gooding
Vince and Kaylee Gouge are University of Kentucky blue, through and through.
Both are central Kentucky natives — Vince is from Frankfort, Kaylee from Versailles — and both knew early on they were meant to be UK Wildcats. And that they were meant to be together.
‘On, On, U of K!’
Ritu Chakravarti, PhD, joined the department of internal medicine at the University of Kentucky in 2025. She is the inventor of an anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis vaccine and an associate professor of internal medicine in the division of rheumatology, with a joint appointment in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics.
The Office of Research and Innovation in Internal Medicine (ORIM) is proud to serve its community through “Pathways to Prevention: Exploring Social Determinants of Health in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer,” a two-year grant initiative totaling nearly $409,000.
Each summer, undergraduates at the University of Kentucky have the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in projects led by top researchers.
Simon J. Fisher, MD, PhD, and Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD, have recently been awarded a total of $778,158 in direct and indirect support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant will support their five-year project “Diabetes and ObesitY research training in kENtucky,” also known as DOYEN.
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course is an annual conference designed to enrich gastroenterology knowledge and clinical skills, as well as showcase the great work being conducted by medical professionals in the field.
Sanjay Dhar, MD, FACP, FCCP, clinical faculty and professor in the division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, has been accepted into the 2025 College of Medicine Leadership Academy.