New NCI Grant Expands Markey’s Successful Oncology Training Program to High Schoolers
After successfully launching an oncology training program for Appalachian undergrads in 2016, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is expanding the program to include high school students. The Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program – formerly known as CTOP – is funded through a nearly $2.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.
UK Biochemist Recognized for Work in FUS-ALS
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have discovered new biological processes by which mutations in the FUS gene cause neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
FUS is a DNA and RNA binding protein that resides predominantly in the nucleus and appears to play a role in DNA repair and RNA metabolism. In contrast, ALS-related mutations cause the protein to accumulate in the cytoplasm, which can contribute to inclusion bodies – the pathological hallmarks of disease – and neurotoxicity.
UKnow: Pediatric Plastic Surgeon Applies Global Experience to Kentucky Patients
By Hilary Brown
Link to original UKnow article.
For plastic surgery resident Dr. Ashley Boustany, spending a week in a hospital in Ecuador working with surgeons and dentist on cleft lips and palates was the best week of her entire residency.
"And after five years of residency," said Boustany with a laugh, "that's really saying something."
Recent Faculty Article: Rad GTPase Deletion Attenuates Post-Ischemic Cardiac Dysfunction and Remodeling
Janet R. Manning, Lakshman Chelvarajan**, Bryana M. Levitan, Catherine N. Withers, Prabhakara R. Nagareddy, Christopher M. Haggerty, Brandon K. Fornwalt, Erhe Gao, Himi Tripathi**, Ahmed Abdel-Latif*, Douglas A. Andres, Jonathan Satin
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AHA Awards Pre-Doctoral Fellowships to Graduate Students
November 19, 2018 - The University of Kentucky has been awarded grants totaling over $160,000 by the American Heart Association.
These pre-doctoral grants will fund research into cardiovascular disease and health. Three graduate students have been awarded $26,844 per year for the next two years.
The grants have been awarded to:
AHA Awards Pre-Doctoral Fellowships to Graduate Students
Graduate students at the University of Kentucky have been awarded research grants totaling over $80,000 by the American Heart Association.
These grants will fund three graduate student researchers within the Department of Physiology and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center in studying apporaches to cardiovascular dieseases and health.
The grants are:
UK Orthopaedic Trauma Research Team Shows the World What Kentucky Can Do
The Orthopaedic Trauma Service research team in UK HealthCare’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is comprised of a team that has made a tremendous impact despite being formed less than two years ago. The team, which includes Drs.
UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health and Kentucky Homeplace Recognized as 2018 National Rural Health Day “Community Stars”
(Hazard, Ky.) - University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UKCERH) and Kentucky Homeplace have been have been recognized as “Community Stars” by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). UK CERH and Kentucky Homeplace will be featured in the 2018 book of Community Stars that will be available on the https://www.PowerofRural.org website, the official hub for National Rural Health Day and the Power of Rural movement, beginning November 15, 2018.
UKnow: Partnership to Use Data-Driven Approach to Curb the Opioid Crisis
KC-AHC Team Attend Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) AHC Meeting
On November 8-9, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held the first in-person meeting in Baltimore, Maryland for all 31 bridge organizations participating in the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model (https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/ahcm/).
