LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2019) — What impact does University of Kentucky research have on the Commonwealth? The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program — the Research Priorities Initiative.

UKHC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to welcome our newest faculty members. They will be working with us in various diversified specialties as we continue to grow.

Derek Allison, MD
Dr. Allison graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Johns Hopkins University, where he further completed his Cytopathology fellowship with a focus on Genitourinary (GU) Pathology also at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Robert DiPaolo, Dean of the UK College of Medicine, officially announced that the new chair for the UK Department of Surgery will be William B. Inabnet, MD. He will begin his term on Monday, September 16, 2019. The appointment was made on the recommendation of a committee composed of UK HealthCare and College of Medicine representatives following an extensive national search for potential candidates. The following is a copy of Dr. DiPaolo's announcement:

Pop’s Blue Moon bar, a fixture of this beer-loving city since 1908, has joined an emerging national trend: alcohol-free spaces offering social connections without peer pressure to drink, hangovers or DUIs. From boozeless bars to substance-free zones at concerts marked by yellow balloons, sober spots are popping up across the nation in reaction to America’s alcohol-soaked culture, promising a healthy alternative for people in recovery and those who simply want to drink less.

Not all tools need be electronic. The Eisenhower matrix is a tool that helps you think about how to discriminate between urgent and important tasks. Some tasks are urgent. Some are important. Some are both and some are neither. There is a well-documented tendency for people to tackle seemingly urgent tasks without consideration for whether or not they're actually important. Often they're not. On the other hand, tasks that are both urgent and important deserve your immediate attention.

Continuing on the theme of improving how you present your work, this month's recommended reading is The Art of Explanation by Lee LeFever. This is an easy read, but one with some important insights on how to more effectively explain your work. One of the more important aspects covered is at what level you should aim your presentations/explanations (hint: not at experts in your field).

In June the Department had five publications listed in PubMed.

1: Yanckello LM, Young LEA, Hoffman JD, Mohney RP, Keaton MA, Abner E, Lin AL. Caloric Restriction Alters Postprandial Responses of Essential Brain Metabolites  in Young Adult Mice. Front Nutr. 2019 Jun 12;6:90. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00090. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31249833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6582370.