Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi Named Chair of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
VITAL: An Alliance Building the Infrastructure to Expand UK’s Disease Research Capability
Beth Garvy, PhD, and Sidney Whiteheart, PhD, originally planned to study blood clotting in HIV-positive patients when they first approached one another to establish a unified research team. Then COVID-19 emerged, and their focus shifted on the disease that started a global pandemic.
MSMS Program Prepares Shaw Powell for Research Career
In elementary school, Shaw Powell’s favorite subjects were art, physical education, and science, and in that order. Interestingly, the Northern Kentucky native’s career has followed this same trajectory.
First, he received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in art education. Then he joined the Army National Guard and served for seven years. Lastly, in the spring of 2021, he graduated with a Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS) to pursue a research career.
UK Helps Organize, Host Kremers Seminar on Exploring Opioids, Addiction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2021) — It's a question that is critical to families and communities across the Commonwealth — how do we tackle the opioid epidemic?
The University of Kentucky is helping to organize and host the second annual Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs in hopes of continuing the conversation surrounding addiction and recovery.
Research Finds Decline in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Eastern Kentucky Counties
HAZARD, Ky. (May 21, 2021) — Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago have released a report detailing the findings of a study conducted to understand possible factors that contribute to Eastern Kentucky leading the nation in declining overdose mortality rates.
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Announces Collaboration with Markey, Celebrates $7.6 Million Cancer Center Expansion
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (May 20, 2021) – On May 19, Meadowview Regional Medical Center (MRMC), part of LifePoint Health, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the expansion of its cancer treatment facilities in Maysville, Ky. and announced its formal collaboration with the University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center as part of the UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network (MCCAN). A small group of leaders from the hospital, LifePoint and MCCAN gathered to celebrate the reopening of the facility and launch of the collaboration.
Congratulations to Dr. Fan Chen!
RSNA Case Collection May 2021, Katherine Copely, MD, PGY2; Amanda Gibson, MD, PGY3; Kavya Sudanagunta, MD; PGY4 and Aman Khurana, MD, Abdominal Radiologist
Radiologist Residents Katherine Copely, MD; Amanda Gibson, MD; Kavya Sudanagunta, MD, and Abdominal Radiologist Aman Khurana, MD's case study, "Metastatic Kaposi Sarcoma", was recently selectd as an RSNA case study.
Radiology's Adrian Dawkins, MD; 2nd Year Resident Leslie Nelson, DO; Aman Khurana, MD; Fanny Chapelin, PhD; and Angela Stepp's Ultrasound Research Published in Ultrasound Quarterly
Dr. Adrian Dawkins, MD, Abdominal Division Chief; Leslie Nelson, DO, PGY2; Aman Khurana, MD, Abdominal Division; Fanny Chapelin, PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Angel Stepp, Sonographer Lead, research "Interobserver Agreement Between Primary Sonographers and Secondary Overreaders for Screening and Surveillance Liver Ultrasounds Using Ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System", was recently published in Ultrasound Quarterly.
Young Patients at Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center See Smiling Faces Despite Masks
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 19, 2021) — The past year has been filled with new routines, new rules, and new fears for many people as the world has navigated the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During this time staff members at UK HealthCare’s Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center (BBDC) found a unique way to ease some anxiety as young patients and their families returned to in-person clinic visits.
