LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug.
Dr. Tianyan Gao Named Acting Chair of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is pleased to announce its selection of Tianyan Gao, PhD, as acting chair of the department of molecular and cellular biochemistry.
Dr. Gao has dedicated more than a decade to the UK College of Medicine as an educator and researcher, mentoring several students, post-docs, and residents over the years while obtaining substantial funding from the National Institutes of Health and other major organizations.
UKnow: UK HealthCare Launches Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
UK HealthCare Launches Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
UK Study: Healthy Dietary Intake Associated With Lower Brain Iron, Better Cognition in Older Adults
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2021) — Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.
UK Chosen as Site for Innovative Snakebite Study
CHET Recruiting for Open-Rank Faculty Position
We are delighted to announce our next round of opportunities for stellar candidates to join our collaborative and transformative research and training environment.
Open-rank, Tenure-Track Regular Title Series Faculty Positions, University of Kentucky’s Center for Health Equity Transformation
Markey Makes Major Impact on National Genomics Trial
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center hit another major milestone in its collaboration with the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) — since joining ORIEN in 2017, 5,000 patients have been enrolled in the program.
UK Researcher a Force in the Fight Against Lyme Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 20, 2021) — At a time when incidence of Lyme disease is rising across the U.S., a study led by University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Brian Stevenson, Ph.D., may provide a significant impact in the fight against the disease.
A new study will build upon Stevenson's three decades of research aimed at understanding Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
African American Research Training Scholars Present Neuroscience Research at 1st Symposium
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) hosted a symposium last week featuring its first class of African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS).
The five scholars each gave a presentation on their research in neurotrauma.
Watch Live: UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Receives $14.5 Million to Continue Alzheimer's Disease Research and Outreach
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2021) — Watch live at 10:30 a.m. as the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) announces $14.5 million in renewed funding for its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) program from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
