LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2022) — The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been around for nearly half a century. In that time, they have built an international reputation for best-in-class research into a disease that kills more people every year than breast and prostate cancer combined – Alzheimer’s disease. There are several components to the ongoing research at Sanders-Brown, one is exploring ways to detect Alzheimer’s earlier in a person’s life.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2022) - University of Kentucky Women’s Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is passionate about Alzheimer’s disease research because of her close relationships with her grandmother, Mary Elzy, and her college basketball coach.
As a four-year letter winner at Tennessee, Elzy was a member of two national championship teams in 1997 and 1998 and a national runner-up squad in 2000, all under the legendary Pat Summitt. Her beloved coach died in 2016 at the age of 64 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) — Facing a cancer diagnosis under normal circumstances can be devastating. Facing a cancer diagnosis in the era of COVID, for many, is an isolating and traumatic experience beyond what any of us can imagine.
Lexington resident Mary Miller remembers sitting in shock after hearing those three dreaded words – ‘You have cancer.’
Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and a gastroenterologist in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. She also serves as the medical director for patient experience at Kentucky Children’s Hospital. For National Nutrition Month in March, Dr. Ofei shares more about the important role nutrition plays in her practice, as well as some helpful tips for incorporating nutrition into your daily routine.
Q: How does nutrition play a part in your job as a physician?
Shulin Zhang, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, began his career as a clinical molecular geneticist when the famous Human Genome Project was in its final stages. A 23-year international research effort, the project was revolutionary as it determined the full DNA sequence of the human genome.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) — Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day on March 8, serve as annual reminders and worldwide celebrations of women’s economic, cultural, social and professional achievements throughout history and today.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) — Facing a cancer diagnosis under normal circumstances can be devastating. Facing a cancer diagnosis in the era of COVID, for many, is an isolating and traumatic experience beyond what any of us can imagine.
Lexington resident Mary Miller remembers sitting in shock after hearing those three dreaded words – ‘You have cancer.’
“It is so scary and, in my case, so unexpected,” Miller said. Her symptoms were mild and manageable – anemia and some shortness of breath. Overall, she felt healthy.
During Women's History Month, the UK College of Medicine is highlighting the significant contributions from women in medicine across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2022) — In this “UK at the Half,” Mark Evers, M.D.,director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, talks about the growth of Markey and plans for a new cancer care facility that was recently kickstarted by a $10 million philanthropic gift from Central Bank.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2022) — Although most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with a two-to-four-week course of antibiotics, some patients still experience lingering, debilitating effects of the disease months after they finish treatment.
We want these young men to believe in themselves and say, ‘I can be a doctor.’”
Lexington, Ky., native Roszalyn Akins is passionate about helping students reach their potential. With 40-plus years as an educator and civic leader, she has found tremendous success when she encourages students to believe in themselves.
Kimberly Kaiser, MD, is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine and family and community medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She is also one of the physicians who provides care for the UK women’s basketball team. In the following Q&A, she shares more about her clinical expertise, her passion for sports medicine, and why her experience with UK Athletics has been so rewarding.
Q: As a team physician, what are your roles with the basketball team?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2022) — A researcher with the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is part of a team who worked to identify genetic variants more accurately in genomic regions known to be involved in disease. In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is all genetic information for an organism. The basis of the study was that the repetitive nature and complexity of some medically relevant genes pose a challenge to accurately analyze in a clinical setting.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2022) – The ACTION Program is publishing the second edition of their book, “The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION,” after their first edition was released in 2020.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine invites applications and nominations for the position of chair to lead the highly ranked department of molecular and cellular biochemistry.
Jordon Burdette, a senior neuroscience and psychology major, was minutes away from presenting to a crowd of University of Kentucky scientists when the nerves set in. Her presentation, focused on cellular regeneration and spinal cord injury, was a culmination of a year of research she had worked on with her mentor, Warren Alilain, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience.
Burdette pushed through those nerves, and Dr. Alilain said she “crushed” it. She left feeling proud of her accomplishment and thankful for the opportunity to study a topic she didn’t expect to ever pursue.
Whether it was pediatric neurology, pediatric surgery, or pediatric emergency medicine, Lily Weddle, MD, found a recurring theme in the clinical rotations she enjoyed most during medical school – they allowed her to help children. It became obvious to her that for residency, pediatrics was her ultimate specialty.
Driven by her strong faith, Dr. Weddle says it is her calling to be there for children in their ultimate time of need. Today, she has found a way to answer that call, both during and outside of work.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2022) — In 2009, Mark Evers, M.D., came to Kentucky to serve as the director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center with one overarching goal in mind: to reduce the significant burden of cancer in our state.