In July the Department had four publications listed in PubMed.

1: Brewer MK, Uittenbogaard A, Austin GL, Segvich DM, DePaoli-Roach A, Roach PJ, McCarthy JJ, Simmons ZR, Brandon JA, Zhou Z, Zeller J, Young LEA, Sun RC, Pauly JR, Aziz NM, Hodges BL, McKnight TR, Armstrong DD, Gentry MS. Targeting Pathogenic Lafora Bodies in Lafora Disease Using an Antibody-Enzyme Fusion. Cell Metab. 2019 Jul 18. pii: S1550-4131(19)30375-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.07.002. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31353261.

CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO PAGE OF THE RECEPTION FOR DR. ZWISCHENBERGER

By Josh Shepherd
The UK Department of Surgery celebrated Dr. Joseph Zwischenberger's 12-year term as Chair of the Department of Surgery with a special recognition reception on Thursday afternoon, July  25 in Pavilion A of the UK Chandler Medical Center.

Myrte Nudd is effervescent and chatty as she talks about her schedule. She teaches seniors at the Lexington Senior Center how to use their new cell phones, tablets and laptops, helps out when her church needs food for post-Mass receptions, travels to her grandson's high school graduation and to far-flung places such as western Canada, Europe, New York and even Russia. And by the way, she needs to go now because she's promised to take her twin 16-year old granddaughters on their annual shopping trip. 

By Kristi Willett
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Physicians and staff from UK HealthCare and the Lexington Surgery Center, along with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, celebrated the opening of a new joint facility at 2115 Harrodsburg Road. The new Lexington Surgery Center is adjacent to UK HealthCare Turfland.

By Allison Perry and Alicia Gregory

While waiting on the transplant list, most patients are extremely sick and fighting just to stay alive.

The 2019 Kentucky Neuroscience Institute Clinical-Translational Research Symposium is a daylong event that will provide the opportunity for basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience investigators including trainees, laboratory and program directors throughout the university to discuss their work, share progress, and develop collaborations. The 4^th annual event is scheduled for October 4, 2019 in Karpf (PAV A) Auditorium, with the first poster session beginning at 8am. 

Presenters can be unde

University of Kentucky (UK) faculty received $417.1 million in competitive research awards last fiscal year, a record-breaking increase of $83 million over the previous year.  

This astounding 25% increase in FY 2019 takes the university to an unprecedented 12% compound annual growth rate over the last three years for grants and contracts to UK.  

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Shelby Meier successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctoral degree. Congratulations, Dr. Meier!

“Pathological tau as a cause, and consequence, of cellular dysfunction"

By Josh Shepherd
In addition to a new chair this year, the Department of Surgery at the University of Kentucky will welcome eight new faculty members and celebrate the return of a veteran Cardiothoracic Surgeon throughout August and September of 2019.

Joining the faculty in August are the following: