Study Links Smoking During Pregnancy With Increase in Obesity Later in Baby's Life
University of Kentucky researchers have identified a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk in the offspring's obesity later in life.
Obesity is considered an epidemic in the U.S., with nearly 35 percent of adults and 20 percent of children six to 19 years old deemed obese. Obesity is a serious economic burden as well: more than $150 billion is spent annually on obesity-related healthcare costs in the U.S. alone.
Congratulations Khalid Eldahan, PhD
On Friday, January 11 2019, Khalid Eldahan successfully defended his dissertation, earning his doctoral degree. Congratulations Dr. Eldahan!
TARGETING MALADAPTIVE PLASTICITY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
Welcome our new Administrative Support Associate!
Dr. Anika Hartz-Faculty Mentor of the Week
Kudos to Dr. Anika Hartz who was named Faculty Mentor of the Week by UK's Office of Undergraduate Research.
Recent Faculty Publication: Cilostazol Attenuates Angiotensin II–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms but Not Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice
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2018 Saha Awards
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 to present the 2019 Norman Weiner Lecture
Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf: Epigenetics may hold key to arsenic’s role in cancer.
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.
UK Otolaryngology Residents Participate in Temporal Bone and Prosthesis Lab
2019 Saha Awards Now Accepting Applications
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.
