New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy demonstrate the value of physician-pharmacist teams in providing elderly care.

Dr. Tessa Cartwright, chief fellow in the University of Kentucky’s division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, took second place honors in the 2017 Research Scholarship Competition sponsored by the International College of Surgeons – US Section (ICS-US) on Saturday, June 17 in Seattle.

The competition was one of several events held during the ICS-US’ Annual Surgical Update over the weekend.

NIH is working to improve the accuracy and reliability of its eRA Commons data. As part of this process, they are reviewing accounts with the intent to maintain only one account per investigator. eRA Commons allows investigators to have multiple roles within the same account, thus eliminating the need for duplicate accounts. Starting in late July, NIH will begin sending notifications to individuals who likely have more than one eRA Commons account. The contact will come in the form of an email which will provide instructions for selecting the preferred account.

In late July, Dr. Michael J. Cavnar commenced his clinical practice in Surgical Oncology and General Surgery as a faculty member with the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center and the Department of Surgery.

A peek at Matthew Gentry's professional profile reveals a long list of honors and awards.

• A National Science Foundation Faculty Career Development Award.
• A National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Award.
• A University of Kentucky Research Professorship Award.
• Three U.S. Patents.
• A five-year, $8.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to pursue a cure for Lafora disease.

Wait. Lafora disease? From a lab that also studies biofuels?

The University of Kentucky’s Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome a new surgeon, Sam Tyagi, MD, to its vascular and endovascular surgery faculty beginning in late July 2017.

Though born in Canada, by the time Sam Tyagi had reached age 7, his family had lived in Stony Brook, New York and Columbia, Missouri before finally settling in Jackson, Mississippi to accommodate his father’s, Suresh Tyagi, Ph.D., various appointments as an NIH-funded researcher and professor in physiology and biophysics .

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NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2017

Notice Number: NOT-OD-17-086
Key Dates
Release Date:  June 30, 2017

[from the NIH website]

Revision: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Predoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2017

Notice Number: NOT-OD-17-084
Key Dates
Release Date: June 27, 2017