Black Figures in Medical History
During Black History Month, the UK College of Medicine is highlighting black figures who paved the way for an equitable future in medicine.
Henrietta Lacks (1920 — 1951)
Brainson Lab Developing New Treatment Approaches for Lung Cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Recent findings in the laboratory of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Christine Brainson, PhD, could lead to promising treatments for two molecular subtypes of lung cancer.
UK Neurosurgeon and Patient Featured on Recent Episode of Access Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Access Health is a series airing on the Lifetime network that aims to educate its viewers on the latest advances in medicine, nutrition, and fitness. Each episode addresses an important issue related to one of the topics and provides its viewers with insight from industry experts.
With a National Shortage of Donor Blood, UK Physicians Ask for Donations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2022) — On a typical day inside the blood bank at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, the refrigerators are well-stocked with shelves of donated blood – a lifeline for countless patients dealing with severe injury or illness.
Request for Applications: Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the UK CCTS Community Engagement and Research Program are requesting applications for the 2022 Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK). CLIK is a hybrid 8-week leadership development training program offered in Hazard, Kentucky. It is designed to enhance research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders, senior staff, directors and administrators.
Publications for the month of January 2022
The Department had seven publications listed in PubMed for the month of January 2022.
1: Yin H, Jing B, Xu D, Guo W, Sun B, Zhang J, Liao Y, Song H, Wang T, Liu S, Kuang Y, Hu M, Li K, Zhang S, Zhang H, Xu J, Li X, Du J, Wu Y, Wu Y, Wang Q, Yao F, Chin YE, Zhou BP, Deng J. Identification of Active Bronchioalveolar Stem Cells as the Cell-of-Origin in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res. 2022 Jan 19:canres.2445.2021. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-2445. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35045987.
Dr. Wes Barnett Recognized for Teamwork and US Skills
Dr. Saikat Boliar Seminar
Dr. Nir Drayman Seminar
Dr. Patrick Hannon Receives Esteemed NIH Award to Support Research on Improving Women’s Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2021) - Since he was a graduate student, Patrick Hannon, PhD, has had his eyes set on a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that he knew, if he received it, would enable him to make a tremendous impact in his career goal of advancing reproductive care for women.
Dr. Hannon, now an assistant professor in the UK College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was elated to find out that this winter, he achieved his longtime goal.
