Dr. Monica Chau joins the UK Department of Neurosurgery as an Assistant Professor
Monica J. Chau, PhD
Dr. Monica Chau, co-chair of the WIMS Student and Trainee subcommittee, recently joined the research faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery conducting clinical research. She studies the intracerebral engraftment of peripheral nerve cells into Parkinson’s Disease patients at UK’s Brain Restoration Center. Her research interests are neurodegeneration and regeneration, cell therapy, and stem cells.
Antibiotics Could Be Promising Treatment for Form of Dementia
Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for frontotemporal dementia.
Results of their proof of concept study, which was a collaborative effort between UK’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and the University of California San Francisco’s Department of Pathology, were recently published in the journal, Human Molecular Genetics.
“Every patient, every time is our nursing motto. You give all attention to that patient and their family. We want to make sure they are getting what they need here, but we also want to make sure they’re prepared to go home. You want to impact their lives
Gut Microbes May Improve Stroke Recovery
New research shows that the microorganisms in our gut could help protect brain cells from damage caused by inflammation after a stroke.
The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience by researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center reveals that supplementing the body’s short chain fatty acids could improve stroke recovery.
WKYT: UK surgeon offers new option for people with carotid artery disease
Dr. Sam Tyagi, UK Vascular Surgeon, was the subject of a news story broadcast by WKYT television news in Lexington.
WKYT news anchor Miranda Combs interviewed Dr. Tyagi about a new surgical treatment for carotid artery disease, transcarotid artery revascularization (T-CAR). The surgeon has already performed the procedure for nearly two dozen patients in the Kentucky service area.
UK-CARES Science Communication Fellow Dr. Jean Edward is helping Kentuckians better understand health insurance
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 7, 2020) – When Jean Edward, Ph.D, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, first started her research into disparities in health care access in the Hispanic and Latino population in Louisville, she was looking into not only how people accessed health care, but why some people had access while others didn’t. She found a number of contributing factors, but one stood out above the rest – how can people access health care if they don’t understand health insurance?
The Medrobotics FLEX Robotics System recently acquired by University of Kentucky
The Medrobotics FLEX Robotics system is a new technology that is transforming the landscape of transoral robotic surgery. The technology was recently acquired by the University of Kentucky. The FLEX Robotic system gives physicians the ability to access anatomical locations that were previously difficult or impossible to reach with minimally invasive techniques.
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Publications for the month of December, 2019
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.
Dr. Sam Tyagi Featured by Local News Station WKYT: "UK surgeon offers new option for people with carotid artery disease"
https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/UK-surgeon-offers-new-option-for-people-with-carotid-artery-disease-566659871.html?jwsource=cl
