EXCITING IMPROVEMENT to Clinical Trial Contracting Process at UK
Principal Investigators and Study Teams:
CT Surgery resident takes a top place in AVAS clinical research competition
A cardiothoracic surgery resident’s clinical research paper was among the top three finishers at a competition on trauma at the annual meeting of the Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons (AVAS) in Miami Beach last May. As a result, it will be presented as one of the regional finalists in the American College of Surgeons – Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Region 13-VA clinical research competition later this year.
Michael Bolanos, MD
St. Martin Awarded AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society recently named Brad St. Martin, Class of 2017, as a 2015 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship Award recipient. AOA presents this research fellowship award annually to encourage and support student research.
Gill Heart Institute Researcher Explores Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Attack Patients
Regenerative medicine is a relatively new concept in the U.S., although research into the use of stem cells to treat disease is more established in Europe. Since stem cells have the ability to differentiate into any type of cell, they have the potential to foster the repair of damaged tissue. As such, stem cell therapy offers great promise in the development of medical treatments for a wide range of conditions — including heart attacks.
Clay County School Visit
On March 30 and 31st the University of Kentucky hosted a total of 150 students from Oneida and Manchester elementary schools in Clay County Kentucky. These students are participants in a study called The Clay County Clock Study funded by CCTS. The co-PIs of the study, Jody Clasey from Kinesiology and Karyn Esser from Physiology, arranged for the students to get a “hands on” look at science at UK. The students did 4 rotations around campus including Engineering, Cardiology, Human Performance, and Microbiology. Dr. Beth Garvy, with help from Dr.
Animesh Dhara Ph.D. & Elizabeth Watts B.S. win best posters
Congratulations to Animesh Dhara Ph.D.(postdoc) and Elizabeth Watts B.S. (lab manager) from the Sinai Lab for each having been recognized as presenting the best posters at the 13th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis and T. gondii Biology held in Gettysburg PA. Animesh and Elizabeth’s posters were selected on the basis of both the quality of the work, its display and presentation. The top 12 posters out of a total of 221 poster presentations were chosen by the attendees at the conference for this honor.
Plastic Surgery resident wins prestigious research award a second time
Dr. Michael Lynch, middle, with Dr. Bruce Mast, Glancy Competition Chair and Dr. Henry Vasconez,
SESPRS President and Chief of UK Plastic Surgery
$1.6 Million Grant Looks at Role of Key Protein following Traumatic Brain Injury
Pioneer in Endourology named Edward Hunt Ray Visiting Professor
A pioneer in the study and development of Endourology, minimally invasive Urology, will be the Spring 2015 Edward Hunt Ray, Sr. Visiting Professor in Urology on Friday, June 26.
Ralph Clayman, MD, Founder of the Endourology Society and Professor of Urology at the University of California-Irvine, will make three presentations throughout the day on Friday in the MN 263 lecture hall in the William R. Willard Medical Education Building.
