CHET Core Faculty Member Chosen to Lead New Research Initiative
Congratulations to Dr. Danelle Stevens Watkins, Assistant Vice President for Research in Diversity and Inclusion, Director of Graduate Studies in the UK College of Education, and CHET Core Faculty member for being chosen to lead the newly established UNITE Research Priority Area.
UK Neuropsychologist Shares the Science Behind ‘Toxic Stress’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 10, 2020) — Most of us have heard the phrase that some stress is good. Timothy Ainger, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, says the word ‘some’ is key. Ainger specializes in neuropsychology which is the brain-behavior relationship. He says it is true that a small to moderate amount of stress or pressure does help a person focus and perform at their best.
Virtual Morning Light 5K
Complete the Race anytime between Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 29, 2020 for the Virtual Morning Light 5k to help raise money for UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging!
Race fee includes race t-shirt. Medals will be awarded for top performers in each age category.
$25 for Early Bird registration until July 31st.
$30 for registration starting August 1st.
To register, click here.
UK Research Center Establishes Scholar Program to Promote Diversity in Neurotrauma Studies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 6, 2020) — For a couple of years now members of the University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC), in collaboration with UK College of Arts and Sciences, have been working to increase the representation of Black undergraduate students in neuroscience.
Dancing Wildcats Enjoy Smoother Transition to the Field of Medicine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 6, 2020) — The connection between art and medicine has been a focus of medical education institutions for decades.
Publications for the month of July 2020
The Department had nine publications listed in PubMed for the month of July 2020.
1: Arenas A, Chen J, Kuang L, Barnett KR, Kasarskis EJ, Gal J, Zhu H. Lysine acetylation regulates the RNA binding, subcellular localization and inclusion formation of FUS. Hum Mol Genet. 2020 Jul 21:ddaa159. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32691043.
2: Eleazer R, Fondufe-Mittendorf YN. The multifaceted role of PARP1 in RNA biogenesis. Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA. 2020 Jul 12:e12607. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1617. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32656996.
Sanders-Brown Researchers Publish Article Exploring if ‘Social Distancing’ Will Lead to ‘Research Distancing’
UK Cardiologist Selected for Mentoring Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 5, 2020) — Dr. Gretchen Wells, director of the UK HealthCare (UKHC) Women's Heart Program at the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, has been selected to receive the American Heart Association's Council on Clinical Cardiology 2020 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award.
The award is designed to recognize individuals who have an outstanding record of effectively mentoring women cardiologists and underscores the importance of mentoring in the professional development of women.
Kuhs Named Co-Leader of Markey Cancer Prevention & Control Research Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2020) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has announced that Krystle Kuhs, Ph.D., M.P.H., will serve as co-leader of its Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program. Kuhs will co-lead the program with University of Kentucky College of Public Health Associate Professor Jerod Stapleton, Ph.D., who joined the university in November 2019.
Volunteers Needed for Survey on Sleep, Stress, Alcohol Use During COVID-19 Outbreak
