Research Identifies Pathway Connecting Some HIV Drugs With Liver Disease
As a raft of new treatments for HIV infection have come on the market in the past 20 years, AIDS patients have gotten access to drugs that allow them to live longer.
"These drugs are miracles," said Dr. Richard N. Greenberg, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Kentucky. "Before the advent of anti-retroviral drugs, HIV infection was a death sentence. Now, taken properly, the life span of a person with an HIV infection is practically normal."
Dr. Sharon Walsh is Among Renowned Scientists who Join Scientific Advisory Board
UK researcher Sharon Walsh is among other nationally renowned experts who were recently named to the Addiction Policy Forum’s Scientific Advisory Board. The board is made up of experts in of medicine, psychiatry, addiction treatment, research, and public health who will provide strategic guidance and direction for important research and scientific programs.
Zhou Lab publishes article in Journal of Hepatology
5th Annual Symposium Healthy Hearts for Women
UKnow: Meyerson Named Chief of Thoracic Surgery at UK
By Allison Perry and Josh Shepherd
Skinner Lecture Features Class of '98 Alum
Skinner Lecture for Distinguished Alumni, Physiology Seminar Series
"Tools Based on Neurotropic Viruses for Structural and Functional Studies"
Fuqiang Xu, PhD
Director, Center for Brain Science
Associate Director, CAS Key Lab of Bio-NMR Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Physiology Class of 1998
Mentor: Tim McClintock, PhD
5th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium: Friday, February 1st
The 5th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will take place this Friday, February 1st. This year's symposium features four distinguished faculty from across the nation and Canada. The event begins at 8:30 am with registration and breakfast in Pavilion A Auditorium in the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Sci-Fi to Reality: Superpowered Salamander May Hold Key to Human Regeneration
Regeneration is one of the most enticing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts? Is it possible that humans could do the same? If scientists could unlock the secrets that confer those animals with this remarkable ability, the knowledge could have profound significance in clinical practice down the road.
Now Accepting Applications for the 2019 Saha Awards
The University of Kentucky Saha Cardiovascular Research Center is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Saha Awards. The Saha Awards are given to encourage and support staff and students with an interest in and dedication to cardiovascular medicine. Each award includes an unrestricted $1000 prize, a certificate and recognition at the University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day held on September 20, 2019 at the Gatton Student Center.
Behind the Blue: Dean Robert DiPaola on UK College of Medicine's Growth
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is training more students to be future physicians than ever before. The college is also growing its faculty, its research and its outreach and service to Kentuckians.
Dr. Robert DiPaola is the dean of the UK College of Medicine and vice president for clinical academic affairs for UK HealthCare.
On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UKPR‘s Carl Nathe talks with DiPaola about why he came to UK nearly three years ago and the positive momentum his college and the entire university are enjoying.
