Yasir Al-Siraj, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, is the lead author of a paper published in Circulation, a leading journal on cardiovascular medicine. 

The article, “Female Mice with an XY Sex Chromosome Complement Develop Severe Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms,” was co-authored by UK colleagues Sean E. Thatcher, Richard Charnigo, Kuey Chen, Eric Blalock, Alan Daugherty and Lisa Cassis.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2016) —

"also.... just because

I am working out the flavor for the 

1812 Overture

I will most likely put it into a lolli 

this is an incredible challenge

as it is making me cry while I listen…"

Taria Camerino's poetic email sums up her passion for helping people explore how flavor perception is influenced by more than the tongue.  Her emotion is genuine: as a gastral synesthete, she experiences ALL senses as taste.

The University of Kentucky Cochlear Implant program has raised awareness of hearing loss by connecting with a non-profit organization called Songs for Sound.

An updated, “version 2.0” of the Electronic Internal Approval Form (eIAF), developed by UK’s Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) and Enterprise Architecture Group (EAG), is in the final stages of testing.  The updated form will have many improvements, including enhanced validation checks and the ability to view attachments in the same window as the eIAF.   

Wishing You a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

Our Graduate Students recently participated in the "Cards for Hospitalized Kids"  drive. They channeled their artistic sides and hand made close to 50 holiday cards for sick children spending the holidays in the hospital.

The department is proud of its students for their time and kind efforts!

From left to rigtht top row: Heather Norman, Yasir Al-Siraj, Marion Coe, David 

Schnell, Jared Hoffman

From left to rignt bottom row: Kaia Hampton, Courtney Turpin, Kaiyuan Tan, Jessie Hoffman and Nika Larian