Dr. Michael Piascik to Retire after 40 Years with College of Medicine
In his 40 years at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Michael T. Piascik, PhD, has mentored hundreds of medical students and graduate students while bringing key funding to the college as a researcher to help produce groundbreaking discoveries in pharmacology.
After a long and distinguished career, Dr. Piascik has announced he will retire, effective July 1.
Publications for the month of May 2021
The Department had twelve publications listed in PubMed for the month of May 2021.
1: Zhang Z, Cheng L, Zhang Q, Kong Y, He D, Li K, Rea M, Wang J, Wang R, Liu J, Li Z, Yuan C, Liu E, Fondufe-Mittendorf YN, Li L, Wang C, Liu X, Han T. Co-Targeting Plk1 and DNMT3a in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2021 May 29:e2101458. doi: 10.1002/advs.202101458. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34051063.
New UK Research May Offer Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 4, 2021) — University of Kentucky Department of Neuroscience Professor Greg Gerhardt, Ph.D., hypothesizes that the balance of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) — two main neurotransmitters in the brain — contributes to Alzheimer’s disease and age-related declines in cognition and memory.
Memory Sunday: The Road to Memory Sunday - June 13, 2021
Raise awareness about memory loss, aging and Alzheimers disease among the Black/African American community.
Please Join Us!
Program 1: May 14 - Pastor Thomas Baker, Senior Pastor of Christway MBC Louisville, KY
UKnow: When COVID-19 Took His Breath, a Double Lung Transplant Gave it Back
By Hilary Brown
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It seemed like nothing at first. Dave Hoover thought he had a sinus infection.
College of Medicine Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Dr. Cheavar Blair
Cheavar Blair, PhD, a 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, is now a postdoc at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
CHET Awards Two Pilot Grants
Congratulations to Shuoli Zhao, PhD, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Courtney T. Luecking, PhD, MPH, RDN Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Health and Nutrition in the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition who received 2021 CHET Pilot Awards.
Congratulations to our First WIMS Booster Award Winners!
Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) would like to recognize the following recipients of the inaugural WIMS booster awards, which sponsor research, education, and clinical projects from faculty and students in the college:
UK Research Could Lead to Treatment for Aortic Aneurysms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2021) — Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a University of Kentucky College of Medicine team will study the culprit behind thoracic aortic aneurysms, which could lead to a treatment for the potentially deadly disease.
Congratulations Ryan Cloyd, PhD
On Friday, May 28, 2021 Ryan Cloyd successfully defended his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Cloyd!
THE ROLE OF MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TAU IN NEURONAL EXCITABILITY AND EPILEPTOGENESIS
Doctoral Committee
Dr. Bret Smith, Department of Neuroscience, Mentor
Dr. Steve Estus, Department of Physiology
Dr. Hiroshi Saito, Department of Physiology
Dr. Joe Abisambra, Department of Physiology
Dr. Brandon Miller, Department of Neuroscience
Dr. Younsoo Bae, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Outside Examiner
