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University of Kentucky Professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Nancy Webb, Ph.D., has been honored by the American Heart Association with the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB) Distinguished Achievement Award.

The ATVB Council engages scientists and clinicians working to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. This annual accolade recognizes a member who has made major contributions to the council and substantial professional contributions to the field.

To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has hampered efforts to develop treatments to prevent complications from a disease that is the third leading cause of death in the United States.

But new research at the University of Kentucky shows that changes to mitochondria — the powerhouse of cells — drive chronic inflammation from cells exposed to certain types of fats, shattering the prevailing assumption that glucose was the culprit.

Congratulations to Dr. Sara Police and Dr. Michael Kilgore from the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences who received the "Teacher who made a difference" award, at this past event from the College of Education. More information about this award can be found by clicking Here
Congratulation to both of them!!

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Congratulations to Dr. Sara Police from the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences who received the "Teacher who made a difference" award, at this past weekend event from the College of Education. More information about this award can be found by clicking Here

Congratulation Dr. Police!

On Thursday April 18th, the department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences had a get together to announce the Faculty and Students of the year 2019. The winners are: Chosen by our student population, the faculty of the year for 2019 is: Dr. Sean Thatcher (on the right of the picture) Selected by our Student of the Year Committee, this year, the selection came with a tie with 2 of our best students from our Pharmacology program: - Hilaree Frazier (left of the picture) - and Kai Zhang (center of the picture) Congratulations to both of them!

  While national rankings cannot portray the importance of research as a pillar of the mission of the University of Kentucky (UK), rankings provide a snapshot of our standings compared to benchmark institutions of higher education. Fortunately, national rankings of university research portfolios show steady growth of UK’s research enterprise, and they illustrate the breadth of faculty, staff and students engaged in research.

Dr. Swanson is currently recruiting graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to serve as near-peer mentors for our SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Environmental Health Sciences).

Organized by the College of Pharmacy, Dr. D'Orazio and Pearson will be the featured speakers among others.

http://pharmacy.uky.edu/news/everything-science-opposites-attract

As a raft of new treatments for HIV infection have come on the market in the past 20 years, AIDS patients have gotten access to drugs that allow them to live longer.

"These drugs are miracles," said Dr. Richard N. Greenberg, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Kentucky. "Before the advent of anti-retroviral drugs, HIV infection was a death sentence. Now, taken properly, the life span of a person with an HIV infection is practically normal."

Dr. Taesik Gwag, along with Dr. Changcheng Zhou and colleagues from the Zhou lab have an article in the Journal of Hepatology entitled "Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenz activates PXR to induce hypercholesterolemia and hepatic steatosis". Other co-authors include faculty colleagues Drs. Shuxia Wang, from our department, and R Greenberg of UK's Internal Medicine. The article deals with novel approaches to overcoming cardiovascular risks imparted by anti-viral therapies used in the treatment of HIV. Kudos to the Zhou Lab and colleagues!

Study Links Smoking During Pregnancy With Increase in Obesity Later in Baby's Life

Kudos to Dr. Anika Hartz who was named Faculty Mentor of the Week by UK's Office of Undergraduate Research.

r. Tuckson (Dr. Wayne Tuckson, MD, a colorectal surgeon in Louisville) speaks on KET.org with Dr. Sara Police, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences and associate director for Graduate Studies for the Nutritional Sciences MS-PhD Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine.  Full Interview can be found Here.

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Congratulations to Dave Schnell, PhD, Adam Ghoweri, Kai Zhang and Nicole Robinson for getting their article published in the Health&Wellness November 2018 issue

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are an array of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), the most severe of these conditions, often results in physical abnormalities, behavioral development issues and intellectual disabilities.  

Congratulations to Dr. Ai-Ling Lin, colleagues- Dr. Anika Hartz and DPNS students-Jared Hoffman and Lucy Yanckello on their recent articles in Scientific Reports and/or Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience!