The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has earned bronze-level recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ health organization.

The University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC), housed in the UK College of Medicine, is celebrating its 25th anniversary of transforming the lives of those affected by trauma.

William Stoops, PhD, was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA) in recognition of his service to psychology and outstanding academic record. 

The following individuals were honored at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Synchronous events were held at our campuses in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.

Office of Biomedical Education Awards

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center helped launch the Global Cancer Consortium, an innovative partnership uniting top cancer centers across continents.

Dr. Courtney Perry, assistant professor of internal medicine, who is also associated with the Appalachian Center and whose research is focused on health outcomes and disparities in Appalachia, has been awarded the Qorus Pfizer Health Equity Award.

The Barnstable Brown Gala, the premier Kentucky Derby party, announced that it has donated $1 million to the University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, from proceeds of its 2024 Gala.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has earned bronze-level recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ health organization.

The UK College of Medicine Office of Research 2024 Research Awards recognize faculty and staff who have made outstanding contributions to basic, clinical, and translational research in the College of Medicine.  Please join us in congratulating the following awardees: 

Early Career Mentoring Award in Basic, Translational, or Clinical Research (Faculty)

Michael Cannon, MD, earned his medical doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1999. Afterward, he completed a residency and fellowship in rheumatology at the Medical College of Virginia, now Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Today, Dr. Cannon lives and practices in Virginia Beach, Va.

For 65 years, the department of behavioral science has engaged in transformative research and provided exceptional educational opportunities for learners. Founded in 1959 by William R. Willard, MD, the first dean of the College of Medicine, and Robert “Bob” Straus, PhD, the department was the first of its kind in the United States.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky were part of a team that discovered a key protein in the brain that can regulate motivation for reward in mice.

Work by several researchers within the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging was recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. 

Darwin Conwell, MD, joined the University of Kentucky in 2022 as a professor and the Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine. Since then, he’s become a recognizable fixture of the UK College of Medicine and UK HealthCare. 

Renee Gallagher, MEd, is a self-proclaimed “lifelong learner”, an insatiable reader of research articles, and a lover of solving puzzles. She’s also a dancer, a social innovator, a former small business owner, and a member of the UK College of Medicine Office for Organizational Well-Being (OWB). 

Researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) and Texas Christian University (TCU) have received a $4.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support a new study aimed at reducing overdose risk among women in the criminal legal system.

The Office of Medical Education would like to welcome the following faculty as the new Foundational Science Thread leaders: 

Pharmacology: Robert Hadley, PhD 

Dr. Hadley is an associate professor of pharmacology and nutritional sciences and director of graduate studies for pharmacology. 

Microbiology: Brian Higgins, PhD

n recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Lexington Sporting Club’s (LSC) USL Super League soccer team will take the field in special edition pink uniforms to support the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center during their home match against Carolina Ascent FC on Oct. 6.

When Sean Regnier, PhD, started working with people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) 10 years ago, he noticed a high rate of cigarette smoking among his clients.

“From a clinical standpoint, I was interested in figuring out how I could help my clients quit smoking,” he said.

Alan Daugherty, PhD, professor of physiology and medicine, was elected to the leadership of the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Board of Directors.