LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2020) — An international group of experts led by Dr.
Now Accepting Applications for Post Doctoral Scholar Position
A position is available in the Department of Physiology. The position is to assist with tissue culture, electrophysiology, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. S/he will be responsible for performing many of the proposed experiments. The applicant will need to isolate different types of mouse cardiomyocytes (nodal, atrial, ventricular) to perform single cell electrophysiology. The electrophysiology experiments include acquisition and analysis of voltage and current clamp data.
Jan Mock named Outstanding Program Administrator by American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
Jan Mock, Administrator of the Plastic Surgery Residency program at the University of Kentucky, was selected as the Outstanding Program Administrator Award of 2020 from the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons (ACAPS). Mock is the second recipient of the annual award.
Surgeon performs first robot-assisted TAMIS surgery at UK for early stage rectal cancer
UK Department of Surgery colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Avinash Bhakta, performed the first robotic-assisted Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (R-TAMIS) at UK HealthCare in January to treat a patient with early onset of rectal cancer.
TAMIS, which is usually performed endoscopically, is a relatively common minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove T-1 polyps in the lower rectum that show no high-risk cancerous features. TAMIS is especially effective in reaching endoscopically unresectable polyps in the middle and lower rectum, Bhakta commented.
Three UK surgery administrators invited to present during Surgical Education Week 2020
Three administrators from the UK Department of Surgery’s graduate and undergraduate medical education staff have been invited to make presentations during Surgical Education Week 2020 in Seattle, Washington this spring.
The Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery (ARAS) notified Sara Brown and Robin Riley, Graduate Medical Education program coordinators for the Division of General Surgery, that abstracts they submitted last fall were accepted for presentation.
UK Researcher Makes 'Top Science Stories of 2019' List by Discover Magazine
Anthropology Graduate Student Association presents 19th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series
The University of Kentucky Anthropology Graduate Student Association will present its 19th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Khiara M. Bridges, Ph.D., J.D. Friday February 7, 2020 at 4:30pm in the Jacobs Science Building Room 121.
"In this talk, Bridges will draw from her previous work with poor, pregnant women of color to discuss how class and race interact with - and alter - one another in the lives of wealthier, pregnant women of color in the United States."
Admission is free and the event will be followed by a catered reception.
CHET Faculty Member Discusses Impact of Menthol Ban on Health Equity
"Current policies that include restrictions on the sale of menthol flavored tobacco and nicotine products are less likely to reach those that would benefit from them the most, according to new research from the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine published in Health Promotion Practice Jan. 7.
The research led by Shyanika Rose, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Science, examined local policies across the nation that restricted flavored tobacco products to see how they reached at-risk populations including youth, people of color, LGBTQ and low-income groups.
Call for Nominations: UK CARES/UK CERH 2020 Community Engagement Award in Environmental Health Sciences
UK-Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Science and UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health
2020 Community Engagement Award
Call for Nominations
CT Surgery faculty member establishes national Thoracic Surgery scholarship award
Dr. Sibu Saha, a longstanding member of the Cardiothoracic Surgery faculty at the University of Kentucky, has established a scholarship with the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF), the charitable arm of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), to enable aspiring CT Surgery residents to attend the society’s annual meeting.
UK Launches $15 Million KeY Treat Study in Perry County
Today, University of Kentucky officials provided updates on the recently launched Kentucky Viral Hepatitis Treatment Project (KeY Treat), a three-year, $15 million study co-funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) with the ultimate goal of eradicating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Perry County, Kentucky.
