Call for CHET RA Applications - Due 3/10/2020
The Center for Health Equity Transformation welcomes applications for a graduate research assistantship focused on innovative, transdisciplinary and impactful health equities research. CHET’s focal research involves preventing and improving outcomes from cancer, substance use, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes/obesity in vulnerable, traditionally underserved populations. Graduate students from all disciplines, including social sciences, public health, biomedical informatics, health policy, and others, are welcome.
CHET Hosts Year of Equity Event with Dr. Samuel K. Roberts
Pilot Grants
CHET HEALTH EQUITY PILOT GRANT RFA
Release date: 2/24/2020
Application deadline: 4/1/2020
Project Duration: 12-18 months
Op-Ed: New Liver Organ Policy Should Be Stopped Before It’s Too Late
UK Chemistry, College of Medicine to Host Biochemist Rafael Radi March 2, 3
Next week, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Department of Chemistry in the UK College of Arts and Sciences will host renowned biochemist Dr. Rafael Radi for two special events on campus.
Dr. Eseosa Ighodaro Leading the Way in the College of Medicine's MD/PhD Program
As a young student who was proficient in science, Dr. Eseosa Ighodaro, always saw herself pursuing a career in medicine. But it wasn’t until applying to medical school that she discovered there was another path she wanted to follow.
Recent Faculty Publication "Sphingolipids in Alzheimer's disease, how can we target them?"
People Behind Our Research: Ann Stowe and Understanding Stroke Recovery
University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Ann Stowe describes her career path as nontraditional. After earning a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, Stowe decided to pursue graduate study in biomedical research instead of art history.
Today, the associate professor in UK’s Department of Neurology studies how the brain recovers from stroke. The same passion for creativity that attracted Stowe to studying the arts is what drives her in the laboratory.
Dr. Stoops Elected President of National Group Dedicated to Addressing Drug Abuse
William W. Stoops, PhD, professor within the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has been elected as president of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), the longest standing group in the U.S. dedicated to addressing issues of drug dependence and abuse.
