Gentry Receives National Award for Outstanding Mentorship
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that University of Kentucky's Matthew Gentry has received the Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship.
Request for Applications: Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health, the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, and the UK CCTS Community Engagement and Research Program are requesting applications for the 2019 Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK). CLIK is a 4-week intensive leadership development training program offered in Hazard, Kentucky. It is designed to enhance research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders, senior staff, directors and administrators.
Dr. Lisa Tannock uses expertise to help patients with hormone disorders
Dr. Tannock joined UK in 2004 and is now the chief of endocrinology in the Department of Internal Medicine as well as the associate director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. Endocrinologists study and treat hormone-related diseases, such as diabetes and thyroid disease. Some of Dr. Tannock's clinical interests include diabetes and insulin resistance, cholesterol disorders and transgender medicine. Barnstable Brown is one of the few centers in Kentucky to offer hormonal management therapies to transgender individuals.
Research Identifies Potential Predictors of Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Alzheimer's
Research at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has identified two potential ways to predict vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) – the second leading cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease.
Recent Faculty Publication: SR-BI (Scavenger Receptor Class B Type 1) Is Critical in Maintaining Normal T-Cell Development and Enhancing Thymic Regeneration
Zhong Zheng , Junting Ai , Ling Guo , Xiang Ye , Subbarao Bondada , Deborah Howatt**, Alan Daugherty*, and Xiang-An Li*
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Kentucky Homeplace Receives Health Innovation Award
Kentucky Homeplace received the 2018 Hosparus Health Innovation Award during IGE Media’s 12th Annual MediStar Awards on Oct. 30 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.
For more than a decade, IGE Media, publisher of Medical News, has recognized innovation, advocacy, leadership and excellence in healthcare through the annual MediStar Awards.
Dr. Joseph Kim featured in latest Making the Rounds video with UK HealthCare
Dr. Joseph Kim, chief of surgical oncology, is the latest provider to be featured on MAKING THE ROUNDS, an interview series produced by UK HealthCare for the Health Matters blog.
CLICK HERE FOR THE MAKING THE ROUNDS FEATURE
2018 Richard Schwartz Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium welcomes largest audience yet.
Kentucky Office of Rural Health Director Honored with 2018 James D. Bernstein Mentoring Award
Kentucky Office of Rural Health Director Ernie Scott received the 2018 James D. Bernstein Mentoring Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) on Oct. 17 at the group’s annual meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
