Attention Investigators

College of Medicine, Office of Vice President for Research,

During a brief trip back to his home country of Ecuador in July, Dr. Henry Vasconez visited communities along that country’s Pacific coast which are struggling to recover from damage inflicted by powerful earthquakes this past spring.

Congratulations to all undergraduate student researchers and their mentors:

Miriam Hill (Xavier University, Louisianna) - Dr. Hollie Swanson 
Amanda Hoskins (University of Kentucky) - Drs.Sanda and Florin Despa 
Sydney Lammers (University of Kentucky) - Dr. Changcheng Zhou 
John Pina  (University of Kentucky) - Dr. Olivier Thibault
Meghan Turner  (University of Kentucky) - Dr. Elizabeth Head

A natural instinct for parents is to protect their children by keeping them healthy and safe; but what do you do as a parent when not just one, but both your children are diagnosed with a chronic illness like diabetes, as well as your spouse, and all within a relatively short amount of time? After shaking one young family to their very core, they picked themselves up and took the reins, and now meet the challenge head on, every day, and literally around the clock, with the help of the University of Kentucky's Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center. James and Lisa Middleton look like
his year’s Southern Orthopaedic Association meeting brought a lot of the Big Blue Nation to gator country. The annual meeting gives orthopaedic and sports medicine doctors the opportunity to meet and learn about advancements in the field. The meeting took place July 27-30 in Naples, Florida. Dr. Darren Johnson, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, is currently serving as the president of the association, the first orthopaedic surgeon from Kentucky to be elected to the position. “It’s exciting for our state, its nice to be recognized, said Johnson. Dr.

If you missed 'UK at the Half' last week, click the link below to listen to Dr. Goldstein's interview with Carl Nathe.  This segment was originally aired locally on 98.1/WBUL-FM and 630/WLAP-AM during the UK vs. Michigan State men’s basketball game Tuesday evening, Nov. 15.

NIH announced on August 1 that they are lengthening the window of time during which peer reviewers can submit their applications under the NIH Continuous Submission Policy.  Reviewers must have served six times in 18 months to be eligible.  Eligibility now begins on August 1 following the 18 months of service and continues through September 30 of the next year.

Read the full announcement here.

As Southeastern Kentucky works to address well-documented and long-standing regional disparities in health and well-being, scientists from the University of Kentucky and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) came together with community leaders and research partners recently for the Appalachian Health and Well-Being Forum, which highlighted innovative health promotion and disease prevention programs and activities in the region. Held at the Letcher County UK Cooperative Extension Office, the forum provided an opportunity for residents and investigators interested in