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2018 Saha Awards

2018 Winners:
Eastern Kentucky Nursing Student Award – Nikita Tamara Watts
University of Kentucky Nursing Student Award – Jessica Harman
Medical Student Award – Rahul Annabathula

Dr. Mary Vore from the University of Kentucky to present the 2019 Norman Weiner Lecture. This lecture was established in memory of Dr. Norman Weiner, past ASPET President and chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado. It is in honor of his many contributions to both ASPET and to pharmacology research and education. Dr. Vore completed her PhD in pharmacology at Vanderbilt School of Medicine and a postdoctoral fellowship at Hoffmann-La Roche.

Our Department wishes to congratulate Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf for being featured in an article from NIEHS!  

Fondufe-Mittendorf was recognized in the article for her work in epigenetics, which is the study of mechanisms in cancer development. More specifically, epigenetics describes the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations in the DNA sequence. 

As part of the UK Otolaryngology Otology/Neurotology Resident Teaching Series and temporal bone dissection course, our residents had the opportunity to participate in a temporal bone implant and prosthesis lab with industry sponsors January 8, 2019. This included individualized instruction and hands-on skills training with UK faculty and representatives from the leading companies in cochlear implantation, oseointegrated implantation, and middle ear prostheses.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 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.

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