LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 15, 2021) — Throughout the past few years, the University of Kentucky’s Department of Neurology has experienced tremendous growth. As part of this growth, the Child Neurology division outgrew its clinic space within the Kentucky Clinic.
How COVID-19 led to brain fog, memory loss and no sleep for this Kentucky 23-year-old
PLAY VIDEO: Dr. Daniel O. Lee, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute Medical Director, explains how he found a solution to cure a case of encephalitis, a swelling in the brain, caused by COVID-19
Shelby Ponder thought her bout with COVID-19 was nothing to write home about: her mild, strep-like symptoms cleared up in a few days.
Graduate Student Spotlight: 5 Questions with Chi Peng
Chi Peng is a graduate student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) program at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine seeking a PhD in pharmacology. She shares her path to graduate school and how her work in IBS will prepare her for her future career in research.
Q: Can you tell us a little about yourself?
SPORE Alliance Aims to Improve Prevention, Care of Deadly GI Cancers
Early into her research career at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Tianyan Gao, PhD, says mentorship was vital to her success. Now, as a professor and co-principal investigator of a team supported by the college’s Alliance Research Initiative, she is able to mentor the next generation of researchers who are working to find solutions for one of Kentucky’s major health issues.