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On November 22, 2017 Allison Steele successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctoral degree.

New Insights into Post-Sepsis Muscle Weakness Elucidated using a Novel Animal Model

Doctoral Committee

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Picture this: you're battling heart failure and meeting with your doctor to discuss treatment. Before prescribing anything, the doctor pulls up a virtual model of your heart on her computer and "treats" it with several drugs. A few moments later, she can see how your heart is doing five years down the road.

Your doctor chooses the treatment with the best long-term outcome, and you live a longer and healthier life.

Two University of Kentucky researchers are working to make this experience a reality for the 5.7 million adults in the U.S. with heart failure.

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We are pleased to announce two new Equipment Competitions, one for Minor Equipment ($10,000 - $100,000) and one for Major Equipment (>$100,000).  These opportunities and the details of the competition have been posted on the new Research website: https://www.research2.uky.edu/internal_support

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On October 3, 2017, Cheavar Blair successfully earned his Doctoral Degree. By doing so, he has become the first African-American male in the history of the Department of Physiology to be awarded a PhD. Congratulations Dr. Blair!

THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NON-FAILING AND FAILING HUMAN MYOCARDIUM

Doctoral Committee Members
Dr. Ken Campbell
Department of Physiology

Dr. John McCarthy
Department of Physiology

Dr. Tim McClintock
Department of Physiology

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Editorial Volume 9, Issue 8 pp 1855—1856 A new opportunity for MEMRI Ryan Cloyd 1 , Moriel Vandsburger 1 , Jose F. Abisambra 1 1 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, USA received: August 18, 2017 ; published: August 28, 2017 https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101283 How to Cite Copyright: Cloyd et al.
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Click here to view the original article on UKNOW

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept.. 8, 2017) -- Abstracts are being accepted for the 2017 Annual Kentucky Neuroscience Clinical-Translation Research Symposium, which will take place Sept. 29, 2017 at UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A Auditorium. The symposium provides basic, translational and clinical neuroscience investigators an opportunity to discuss their work, share progress and develop collaborations. The symposium will include a scientific poster session and four theme-based platform sessions, each with short (10-minute) talks selected from abstract submissions.
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THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ON OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (COCVD)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

 

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The Saha Cardiovascular Research Center is now accepting applications for the 2017 Saha Awards.

The application process will close on Friday, September 15, 2017.

 

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The Department of Physiology welcomes our newest faculty!

Erhard Bieberich, PhD
Professor
(previously Augusta University)

Guanghu Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
(previously Augusta University)

Stefanka Spassieva, PhD
Assistant Professor
(previously Texas A&M)

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Bailey, A. M., S. J. Legan, V. J. Meretsky, and G. E. Demas. "Effects of Exogenous Leptin on Seasonal Reproductive Responses to Interacting Environmental Cues in Female Siberian Hamsters." Gen Comp Endocrinol 250 (Sep 01 2017): 95-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.004.

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On Friday, June 16th, 2017 Jenna Gollihue, mentored by Dr. Sasha Rabchevsky, successfully defended her dissertation and earned her PhD. 

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Activity-Dependent Gene Expression in the Mammalian Olfactory Epithelium.
Wang Q1, Titlow WB1, McClintock DA1, Stromberg AJ2, McClintock TS1.

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Even when it’s your job, it’s not easy to ask people about substance use. Kalea Benner’s current research is based on this fact.

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The Department of Physiology would like to congratulate Dr. Brad Taylor on his achievement.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 2, 2017) — The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2017-18 year.

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Dr. Ken Campbell congratulates Chase Vickery from Paul Dunbar High School on his last day of his year-long research project focusing on automating the analysis of muscle histology. Chase will be attending the University of Kentucky this fall as a freshman studying computer engineering.
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Mechanosensory hair cells in the inner ear pick up the softest sounds, such as whispers and distant noises. 

Unlike other cells in the human body, these sensory cells are fragile and finite. At birth, the human ear contains approximately 15,000 of these cells. They do not regenerate or divide and, therefore are susceptible to permanent damage from exposure to loud sounds. Scientists believe understanding the molecular mechanisms that maintain the structure of these cells throughout the lifespan can provide insight into the fundamental causes of hearing loss and deafness.

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The University of Kentucky was recently awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study the metabolism of cancer from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The $11.2 million grant will fund UK's Center for Cancer and Metabolism over the next five years.