UK HEALing Communities Strategy Fast-Tracked Due to COVID-19
Since the $87 million HEALing Communities Study was announced just over a year ago, the University of Kentucky and its community and state partners have been working diligently to lay the groundwork to get the project up and running.
Promotions surprise, honor four members of the Surgery faculty
By Josh Shepherd
Four members of the Surgery faculty were surprised at Surgery Grand Rounds Wednesday morning, May 13, when department chair Dr. William B. Inabnet III proudly announced that they were approved for promotion. The honors came nearly six months earlier than usual, said Dr. Inabnet.
UK Research Team Has Work Highlighted in AAAS' Science Journal
A group of University of Kentucky professors and scientists efforts to identify possible direct therapeutic approaches to treat COVID-19 was published in the Perspectives section of the most recent issue of Science, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Brian Delisle, PhD Promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Brian Delisle, PhD for his promotion to full professor!
Sanders-Brown Faculty Members Elected to National Positions for Navigating COVID-19 Pandemic
The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been a leader in Alzheimer’s Disease related research for many years. The success seen at Sanders-Brown can be directly attributed to the people within the center.
“UK is fantastic at many things, but when it comes to driving the science and the search for cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s, we are second to none,” said Dr. Greg Jicha.
ACGME approves new fellowship and increase in General Surgery residents at UK
By Josh Shepherd
The Division of General Surgery received approval from the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in May to expand their class of General Surgery residents from seven to eight and to establish a new Colon and Rectal Surgery (CRS) Fellowship program beginning in the 2020-21 academic year.
Timothy Berg's Lifetime Prep for Career as a Surgeon
UK Launches Clinical Trial to Evaluate Novel Treatments for COVID-19
Could a Telehealth Program Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women?
NIH HEAL InitiativeSM’s research is testing system to link incarcerated women to outside opioid use disorder services before leaving jail.
Publications for the month of April 2020
The Department had ten publications listed in PubMed for the month of April 2020.
1: Han R, Hensley PJ, Li J, Zhang Y, Stark TW, Heller A, Qian H, Shi J, Liu Z, Huang JA, Jin T, Wei X, Zhou BP, Wu Y, Kyprianou N, Chen J, Yang XH. Integrin-associated CD151 is a suppressor of prostate cancer progression. Am J Transl Res. 2020 Apr 15;12(4):1428-1442. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32355552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7191174.
