PILOT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY - CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ON OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (COCVD) -Application due Monday, November 26, 2018 by 5:00 pm.
THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ON OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (COCVD)
DPNS Students provide tips for Men's Health-MOVEMBER
Congratulations to Dave Schnell, PhD, Adam Ghoweri, Kai Zhang and Nicole Robinson for getting their article published in the Health&Wellness November 2018 issue
Recent Faculty Publication: "A novel tetracycline-responsive transgenic mouse strain for skeletal muscle-specific gene expression."
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Recent Faculty Publication: Reporting Sex and Sex Differences in Preclinical Studies
Hong S. Lu*, Ann Marie Schmidt , Robert A. Hegele , Nigel Mackman , Daniel J. Rader , Christian Weber , and Alan Daugherty*
Barnstable Brown Family Honored with the University of Kentucky All-American Award
The Barnstable Brown family is well-known for a long list of accomplishments and accolades, as well as a long-standing connection to the University of Kentucky. Twins Patricia and Priscilla are former University of Kentucky cheerleaders, and their father, Dale, had an outstanding college basketball career, playing an integral role in UK basketball’s first two championship wins.
Liu Joins Markey as Chair of Toxicology and Cancer Biology
Renowned biochemist Xiaoqi Liu, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology.
Liu’s research involves the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer with the goal of using this information to create new avenues for cancer therapy. His work specifically focuses on an enzyme known as Polo-like kinase 1, which plays a central role in controlling cell division and exists at abnormally high levels in many types of cancers, including prostate, pancreatic, melanoma and lung cancers.
New Grant Provides Retinopathy Screenings for Diabetics
Diabetes is a complex condition that requires patients to check in with providers across a number of specialties. Multiple appointments with practitioners can mean endless rounds of scheduling, traveling and follow-ups. Many patients don't have the flexibility to take off work, the means to travel, or access to education materials to help them manage their condition. But thanks to a new grant secured by UK HealthCare's CE Central and their partners at DKBmed, vital screenings for diabetic retinopathy will be conducted by the patient's primary care provider.
Recent Faculty Publication: "Sphingolipids and lipid rafts: Novel concepts and methods of analysis."
Recent Faculty Publication: Macrophages play critical roles in atherogenesis
Chia-Hua Wua, Alan Daugherty*, and Hong Lu*
This commentary summarizes three recent publications that have elucidated effects of mediator subunit 1 (MED1) [3&&], Ca2þ/calmodu- lin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) [4&&], and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1-R) [5] in macro- phages in the development of atherosclerosis.
New Simulation Center Will Help Improve Medical Education
UK HealthCare has opened the doors to a new, state-of-the-art simulation facility. The approximately 7,000 square feet space, located on the second floor of University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, will house technology needed for multidisciplinary training and research to advance patient safety and educate today's students and tomorrow's health care providers.
