Student Successfully Defends Dissertation
Jenny Lutshumba from Gong Lab successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctoral degree Friday, February 10, 2017.
Committee Members
Dr. Ming Cui Gong
Mentor, Department of Physiology
Dr. David Randall
Department of Physiology
Dr. Zhenheng Guo
Department of Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Alan Daugherty
Department of Physiology
Community Health Workers Help Kentuckians Deal with the Multitude of Obstacles Between Them and Better Health
Community health workers are becoming an integral part of a health system that is increasingly focused on outcomes and the social determinants of health. This article, found on the Kentucky Health News website, discusses Kentucky Homeplace and similar programs as well as the future of community health workers.
Gretchen Wells Talks Hearts, Books & Kentucky Women
Dr. Gretchen Wells writes a lot of prescriptions and orders a lot of tests. But she says the most rewarding thing she dispenses is hope.
As director of Women's Heart Heath at UK HealthCare's Gill Heart Institute, Wells is tasked with helping Kentucky women enjoy longer, fuller lives with healthy hearts.
Behind the Blue Examines Women's Heart Health With Dr. Gretchen Wells, Gail Cohen
February is American Heart Health Month, and this past Feb. 3 marked the 14th annual National Wear Red Day for Women. It’s a day designed to call our attention to recognizing heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women in this country, and to raise awareness of women’s overall heart health.
UK Center for Molecular Medicine Announces Funding Opportunities
The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine through the Dean of the College of Medicine and in conjunction with the NIH/NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant anticipates funding pilot grants in the amount of $50,000 per year for up to two years. Research projects should fit into the general theme of the molecular basis of human disease. Three categories of grants will be considered:
CTSA Now Accepting Applications for TL1 Training Program
CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
CTSA TL1 Training Program for Pre-doctoral Students in Clinical and Translational Science
Applications due: March 31, 2017
'Gill Goes Red' Shares Treats and Tips in Celebration of Heart Month
DanceBlue Community Cuts Ribbon to Open New Pediatric Cancer Clinic at Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Mark Williams Speaks at First International Conference of Hospital Medicine in Taiwan
During a recent trip to Taiwan, Dr. Mark V. Williams, director of the Center for Health Services Research (CHSR), had the opportunity to share his expertise as a hospitalist and researcher with colleagues in Taiwan.
Williams was invited by Dr. Ming-Chin Yang, National Taiwan University’s associate dean of the College of Public Health, and Dr. Nin-Chieh Hsu, a practicing hospitalist in Taiwan, to speak at the Jan. 7 forum of hospital medicine at the first International Conference of Hospital Medicine.
Fighting Substance Abuse by Empowering Incarcerated Women
Michele Staton-Tindall grew up in rural Appalachia during a time when people felt so safe they didn’t even lock their doors at night. The ensuing drug epidemic that now ravages her former home has dramatically impacted the lives of the Appalachian people and broken that sense of security.
