UK College of Medicine Students Come Together for Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
Devon Clifton was wide awake in his third-floor apartment as sirens rang and strong tornadoes ripped through western Kentucky late Friday, Dec. 10. The next morning, he saw “gut-wrenching” destruction.
Clifton and many of his fellow students at the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus can’t drive to class without passing homes and buildings that have been flattened. The tornadoes that struck towns in western Kentucky – including Dawson Springs, Mayfield, and Bowling Green – killed more than 75 people.
Markey Cancer Foundation Receives ACS Grant to Help Patients Overcome Access to Care Barriers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 21, 2021) — Cancer patients undergoing treatment sometimes travel far from home to receive the right cancer care, which can create a financial burden. That’s why the American Cancer Society has awarded a lodging grant to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. These funds will be used to address the lodging needs of cancer patients receiving treatment in Lexington.
2022 Gill Awards
The Gill Heart and Vascular Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Gill Awards to be presented on October 28, 2022 at the University of Kentucky Cardiovascular Research Day.
Click here for the nomination form.
Graduate Student Gains 'Vital' Experience with VITAL Alliance Researching COVID-19
Martha Sim, MD, a graduate student at the College of Medicine, knew it was possible she would witness a pandemic in her lifetime, but she did not expect it to happen so early in her research career. Yet in 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly across the globe.
How an Experimental Therapy Brought This Markey Patient Back From the Brink
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 20, 2021) — For most who know her, Paris resident Elizabeth Barr goes by a simple nickname — “E.” But Frederick Ueland, MD, her oncologist at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, has another special nickname for her: Lazarus.
Grad, Former Refugee Shows What’s Possible at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2021) — At just 5 years old, Bisimwa “Jack” Nzerhumana saw things no human being, let alone a child, should ever have to see.
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country plagued for decades by civil war, political instability and exploitation, young Nzerhumana was exposed to horrific violence daily. At times, he and his family had to literally run for their lives.
Appalachian Community Health Days Extended to 2022 to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts in 32-County Region
HAZARD, Ky. (Dec.
Mountains of Waste Left by Kentucky Tornadoes May Pose Hazards 'Damaging to Human Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2021) - The mountain of waste and debris left behind by the swarm of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky over the past weekend could pose hazards "that could be damaging to human health" for residents and those involved in the cleanup process.
Researchers Map Glycosylation Patterns Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2021) — Using new methodology, University of Kentucky researchers have mapped the variations in sugar chains attached to brain proteins from deceased healthy individuals or individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
Thus far, no effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are available. New approaches to preventing the progression of this devastating neurological disease are desperately needed.
