The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and UnitedHealthcare honored Perry County students Jazmen Fugate and Jayla Ledford for becoming the first two certified community health workers (CHW) as part of the Students Striving Toward Better Health in Self and Community initiative.

A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry provides foundational information about SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein.

The spike protein is found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and is responsible for its entry into host cells. Because of this function, it is the focus of most COVID-19 vaccines including the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines.

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Timothy Joseph Kopper successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Kopper!

MYELIN, CPLA2, AND AZITHROMYCIN: MODULATION OF MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY INFLAMMATION

Doctoral Committee Members

Dr. John Gensel, Department of Physiology, Mentor

A recent publication in the journal Cells demonstrated the benefit of utilizing drugs to promote radiation sensitivity in models of a rare tumor subtype.

 University of Kentucky College of Medicine student and Lexington native Lee Kiefer became the first American to win a gold medal in an individual foil event defeating reigning Olympic champion Inna Deriglazova (ROC) 15-13 in Tokyo. She also earned Team USA's first fencing medal of the delayed 2020 Olympics and ninth medal since the game began. 

In her work as chair of University of Kentucky’s Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D., partners with researchers and faculty from multiple disciplines across the University of Kentucky.

Now, Dutch is taking on even more research responsibilities, as she was recently appointed vice dean of research for the UK College of Medicine. In her new role, she will oversee and encourage research, from basic areas to clinical applications and more for the college.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to welcome a new class of medical students across all of its campuses.

On Thursday, July 29, and Friday, July 30, 2021, the college will hold White Coat Ceremonies for new students after going through their first-year orientation. These events mark the official start to our students' journey to a medical degree.

Many medical students point to an event or moment while they were growing up when they knew they wanted to go into medicine, but Coby Bessinger’s interests in science and helping people have been a constant as long as she can remember.

“I’ve always loved science,” she said.