The Department finished the year with nine publications listed in PubMed for the month of December 2019.

1: Chaton CT, Rodriguez ES, Reed RW, Li J, Kenner CW, Korotkov KV. Structural analysis of mycobacterial homoserine transacetylases central to methionine biosynthesis reveals druggable active site. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 30;9(1):20267. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56722-2. PubMed PMID: 31889085.

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/UK-surgeon-offers-new-option-for-people-with-carotid-artery-disease-566659871.html?jwsource=cl

People in Kentucky experience some of the highest rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease, substance use, diabetes and obesity in the nation. These health disparities are the focus of work inside the Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB), UK’s newest research facility.

More than 70,000 Kentuckians are living with Alzheimer's disease, which likely means that you know someone whose life has been touched — directly or indirectly — by dementia. And since that number is expected to rise to more than 85,000 in the next five years or so, Alzheimer's will likely hit closer to home for many of us.

As the oldest girl of nine children, Jazmyne Barney always knew she served an important role in her family. She was the “mom of the sibling group,” as she calls it, and because of this, she felt she had the responsibility to succeed so her siblings could have someone to look up to.

Today, the University of Kentucky will honor its Fall 2019 graduates at the December 2019 Commencement Ceremonies.  

The two ceremonies will begin 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST today in Rupp Arena. Both ceremonies will be livestreamed on the university's YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/IiGmgAyStYo.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kentucky consistently ranks in the top 10 states for heart disease deaths. The CDC reports more than 10,000 Kentuckians died of heart disease in 2017. A new biomarker, uncovered by researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, could change cardiovascular care for patients with high risk of disease.

The University of Kentucky Gill Heart and Vascular Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Gill Awards. This year’s awards include the Early Career Award and the Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research. Nominations including self-nominations will be accepted until January 3, 2020. Award eligibility details along with the nomination form can be accessed by clicking here.

On behalf of the ACHIEVE team, Jing Li, MD, MS, and Mark Williams, MD, MHM, FACP, presented three posters at the AcademyHealth Dissemination and Implementation Conference in Arlington, VA in early December. All three posters are available here as PDFs.

Subbarao Bondada, professor of microbiology in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Markey Cancer Center, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.