Image Research Center on Healthy Metabolism Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Research Research Center on Healthy Metabolism Our Mission To improve the health of people in Kentucky and beyond through advancing research focused on prevention and treatment of diabetes-associated microvascular dysfunction. Our Goals Integration Integrate clinical and translational science research efforts in diabetes-associated metabolic microvascular dysfunction Advance Research Advance the discovery of new treatments for disorders associated with microvascular dysfunction (diabetic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cognitive decline) Establish New Initiatives Establish large programmatic initiatives Research Themes and Teams Cardiovascular Susan Smyth, Philip Kern, Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Vlad Radulescu, Alan Daugherty, Nancy Webb, Kenneth Campbell, Analia Loria, Sanda Despa Cerebrovascular Larry Goldstein, John Slevin, Chris Norris, Olivier Thibault, Paul Murphy, Anika Hartz, Nirmal Verma, Saurav Das Pharmacology Aurelia Radulescu, Samir Softic, Louis Hersh, Sabire Ozcan, Sara Police, Florin Despa Membership Criteria Membership in the RCHM is open to the broad research community at the University of Kentucky (UK) and will include members from different colleges and departments across campus. Broadly, there will be two criteria for members: Any basic, clinical, population or community-based investigator at UK who is engaged in research related to diabetic microvascular dysfunction. Any investigator at UK who may not be currently engaged in research related to diabetic microvascular dysfunction, but is interested in directing their focus to mechanisms, treatment or prevention of the condition. Management Director Dr. Florin Despa Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, and Neurology Co-Director Dr. Sanda Despa Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Seminars and Meeting Monthly seminars and research meetings: 10:30 a.m. Last Friday of the month in CTW 405