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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2022) — Three Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researchers are the first at the University of Kentucky to receive backing from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. CureAlz is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research with the highest probability of preventing, slowing, or reversing Alzheimer’s disease. The organization puts 100% of donations into research, with around 600 grants given out to date.

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On Thursday, January 20, 2022 Taylor Valentino successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Valentino!

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The Department of Physiology would like to recognize and thank James Simpson and Alexander Karakashian for their 20 years of dedicated service to the department. To honor this acheivement, they've each recieved personalized, engraved desk clock awards to commemorate their 20 years of hard work and scientific excellence. Congratulations!

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On Friday, December 10 the 14th Annual Hardin Award was presented to two outstanding individuals: Brittany Dong & Mindy Thompson.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2021) — Spiny mice, known for their unique ability to regrow lost skin, may also be able to preserve injured cardiac tissue according to a new study conducted by a research team from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences.

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On Monday, December 6, 2021, Courtney Kloske successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Kloske!

UNCOVERING THE KEY ROLE OF APOE4 ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE-RELATED NEUROINFLAMMATION

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Congratulations to all those selected for poster awards at the 2021 Physiology Research Retreat on October 28 in the Gatton Student Center, Harris Ballroom. Presenters were judged by teams of faculty, fellows, staff, and graduate students and scored on the quality of the poster, the ability to provide a clear description of the study, and the ability to respond to questions.

Cash prizes
Honorable Mention - $250
Best Poster - $500

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On October 18, 2021 Holden Williams successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Williams!

APOE GENOTYPE AND CEREBRAL GLUCOSE METABOLISM: A MULTI-OMICS APPROACH

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The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

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From October 2021 WIMS Newsletter

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Click here to view the official event page

The Physiology Research Retreat is the marquee research event for the entire department. This one day event include scientific talks, trainee presentations, collaborative activities, and a judged poster session with recognition for outstanding presenters.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 27, 2021) — University of Kentucky’s Saha Cardiovascular Research Center recently held its annual Cardiovascular Research Day, an event that showcases innovative research in cardiovascular health. The event features prominent speakers in the field of cardiovascular health and was the first in-person scientific conference in the field of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease in nearly two years.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 9, 2021) — Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.

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On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Jordan Wean successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Wean!

METABOLIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 19 IN THE DORSAL VAGAL COMPLEXDoctoral Committee Members

Dr. Bret Smith, Department of Neuroscience, Mentor

Dr. Olivier Thibault, Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences

Dr. John McCarthy, Department of Physiology

Dr. Ken Campbell, Department of Physiology

Dr. Lisa Tannock, Department of Internal Medicine

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On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Timothy Joseph Kopper successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Kopper!

MYELIN, CPLA2, AND AZITHROMYCIN: MODULATION OF MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY INFLAMMATIONDoctoral Committee Members

Dr. John Gensel, Department of Physiology, Mentor

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 2, 2021) — A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study suggests that time-restricted eating may be able to help people with Type 2 diabetes reduce nocturnal hypertension, which is characterized by elevated blood pressure at night.

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Cheavar Blair, PhD, a 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, is now a postdoc at the University of California-Santa Barbara. 

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2021) — Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a University of Kentucky College of Medicine team will study the culprit behind thoracic aortic aneurysms, which could lead to a treatment for the potentially deadly disease.

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On Friday, May 28, 2021 Ryan Cloyd successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Cloyd!

THE ROLE OF MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TAU IN NEURONAL EXCITABILITY AND EPILEPTOGENESISDoctoral Committee

Dr. Bret Smith, Department of Neuroscience, Mentor
Dr. Steve Estus, Department of Physiology
Dr. Hiroshi Saito, Department of Physiology
Dr. Joe Abisambra, Department of Physiology
Dr. Brandon Miller, Department of Neuroscience
Dr. Younsoo Bae, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Outside Examiner