New Leadership Looks to the Future of UK Gill Affiliate Network
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 3, 2021) – Dr. Rick McClure has deep roots in the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare communities.
Behavioral Science Launches White Coats for Black Lives Fellowship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 3, 2021) — University of Kentucky College of Medicine students Thailandria Daniels and Megan Stewart were recently awarded inaugural Department of Behavioral Science White Coats for Black Lives Fellowships.
Appalachian Community Health Days to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts in 32-County Region
HAZARD, Ky. (Aug.
Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah to receive 2021 UK Alumni Global Impact Award
As stated by UK's International Center, the UK Alumni Global Impact Award "seeks to recognize alumni whose highly distinguished careers have featured significant work outside the United States that has resulted in outanding contributions to their communities or professions in global contexts, and/or who have exemplified ideals of global citizenship through the promotion of inter-cultural communication and mutual understanding, international peace and security, or responsible and sustainable international development." Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah graduated in 2011 from Dr.
Dr. Avasarala Selected to Prestigious International Panel Reviewing DMTs for MS
Jagannadha “Jay” Avasarala, MD, PhD, has been selected to represent the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in an international group reviewing disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis.
UK Med Student Gerek Meinhardt, Team USA Take Bronze in Foil
University of Kentucky College of Medicine student Gerek Meinhardt will bring home his second bronze medal as part of Team USA in the men's team foil competition at the delayed 2020 Olympics. The team defeated Japan 45-31. Meinhardt previously won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Congratulations to Dr. Martina Lin!
Congratulations Jordan Wean, PhD!
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Jordan Wean successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Wean!
METABOLIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 19 IN THE DORSAL VAGAL COMPLEX
Doctoral Committee Members
Dr. Bret Smith, Department of Neuroscience, Mentor
Dr. Olivier Thibault, Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences
Dr. John McCarthy, Department of Physiology
Dr. Ken Campbell, Department of Physiology
Dr. Lisa Tannock, Department of Internal Medicine
CHET GRA Earns Research Award
Congratulations to Madeline Dunfee, a CHET graduate research assistant, who was awarded a 2021 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research. Maddie is is an MD/PhD student, and is in the fifth year of her program to earn both an MD from the College of Medicine and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the College of Public Health.
Human Development Institute Graduate Training Opportunities
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute is leading a five year Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau in partnership with the University of Louisville and Eastern Kentucky University. LEND programs share the overall mission of improving the health of infants, children and adolescents with, or at risk for, neurodevelopmental and related disabilities including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).