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.
New to America and Facing a Rare Condition, Patient Credits UK for Regaining Ability to Walk
Being unable to walk and unable to provide for his family is not the American dream Gregorie Mbuyi imagined when moving his family to Kentucky from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015.
“I was feeling shocked,” explained Mbuyi with the help of a translator.
Shocked because the pain and discomfort he initially likened to heartburn were aggressively spreading through his abdomen and down his right leg – he lived like this for about two years. The husband and father of five losing the ability to walk on his own, eventually also lost his ability to work.
Request for Applications: Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the UK CCTS Community Engagement and Research Program are requesting applications for the 2020 Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK). CLIK is a 4-week intensive leadership development training program offered in Hazard, Kentucky. It is designed to enhance research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders, senior staff, directors and administrators.
UK HEALTHCARE: No disease too hard to swallow with endocrine surgeon Dr. Lee
February 4, 2020 / In Our People / By UK HealthCare
Cortney Y. Lee, MD, FACS, is a surgeon at UK HealthCare with advanced training in endocrine surgery. She has special expertise in thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. Dr. Lee took some time to chat with us about the glands you might not even know you have as well as the peace of mind she’s after for her patients.
