A unique partnership between an engineer and a scientist at the University of Kentucky has produced data that is challenging prevailing wisdom about a potentially life-threatening parasite's behavior and revealing possible targets for treatment.

CHET is pleased to launch our Speaker Series with esteemed Scholar Dr. Kimberly Horn. Dr. Kimberly Horn, EdD is a professor and scientist at the Virginia Tech Carilion Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. Arriving from George Washington University in 2018, where she was the research dean in the School of Public Health, Dr. Horn is a nationally recognized research leader, scholar, and innovator.
The Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) will be hosting renowned scholar Leonard Egede, MD, MS for a talk on "Social Determinants and Health Outcomes" during Grand Rounds on Friday October 4th at 12:00pm in the Chandler Hospital Auditorium. Dr. Egede is a general internist, tenured Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

By Ryan Girves

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 25, 2019) — For the third consecutive year, the University of Kentucky has received INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine's highest honor — Diversity Champion. The oldest and largest publication and website in higher education today, INSIGHT Into Diversity had already recognized UK last week with a 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, also for the third year in a row.


Would you dare enter the gross room? What if you knew what was in it – containers of organs and tissue samples? Those who do go in find it either interesting or, well, gross, said Shawna Baker, MBA, PA (ASCP)CM, associate director of anatomic pathology at UK HealthCare.

The University of Kentucky recently received an $8.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a Clinical Research Center as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings nationwide.

Support the KNI RUN FOR RESEARCH at the Bourbon Chase!

The Bourbon Chase is an annual 200-mile relay race across the Bluegrass in October. Runners spend over 24 hours traveling through some of the most scenic and historic parts of Kentucky. The Kentucky Neuroscience Institute's Neurotransmitters running team completes the chase each year, in an effort to raise awareness and funding for neuroscience research.

Decades of research and treatment advances have helped extend the lives of many people living with HIV, but while these patients live longer, their risk of developing dangerous blood clots increases as much as tenfold. Blood clots  also known as thrombi  can wreak havoc on the body, causing events such as debilitating strokes and heart attacks.

By Allison Perry

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2019) – A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers provides new insight on targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastasis.