There is a growing body of evidence that the development of a collaborative among Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons statewide has made a significant impact on positive outcomes and the overall quality of care in surgical procedures. Michigan is one of several states to establish such a collaborative network and demonstrate measurable success in its initiatives.

Dr. Gregory Bix has been given honorary status in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Bix will be an honorary clinical lecturer in the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology. His appointment will expire in 2020. Bix, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky's Departments of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is also the director of the Center for Advanced Translational Stroke Science and the Paul G. Blazer, Jr. Endowed Professor of Stroke Research. According to Dr. Larry B.

Dr. Brad Taylor’s lab in the Medical Sciences Building in the Department of Physiology has openings for 2 part time positions for undergraduates or temporary staff interested in research.  Both positions are 12 month commitments, including summer research.

The SOPs for the SRAS are currently being reviewed and updated.  An updated draft of the SOP for Reconciliation has been posted to the SRAS SOP website.  You can find it by clicking on Reconciliation. 

NIH recently released revised application guides and supplemental instructions for applications with due dates on or between January 25, 2016 and May 24, 2016.  These applications will continue to use Forms C.

SRAS has a Useful Information Page that contains a wealth of information to assist College of Medicine faculty, staff and trainees with the grant development and management process.  One new item has recently been added, a document entitled “PADR at a Glance”.  This new documen

University of Kentucky researcher Bradley Taylor recently received a five-year, $3 million research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to better understand the physiological mechanisms of chronic pain. For many patients recovering from an injury, pain disappears after the injury heals, but for others, pain persists for months, years or even decades.
UK HealthCare's Kentucky Neuroscience Institute (KNI) has been re-designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) by The Joint Commission (TJC) and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. UK HealthCare was first designated a CSC in 2014. It is one of 96 U.S. institutions — and the only one in Lexington — with CSC-designation.

Members of the Gill Heart Institute and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center recently published their research on the effect of renovascular disease in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease) in Angiology, Journal of Vascular Diseases.