Analia Loria, assistant professor of pharmacology and nutritional sciences at the University of Kentucky, will be a featured presenter at the First Physiology and Gender Conference organized by the American Physiological Society this week.

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Dr. Barbara Phillips, professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky, was elected the 78th president of The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) effective Nov. 1, 2015. Phillips previously served as president-elect in 2014. In 1982, she became an active member of CHEST, and in 1983 advanced to Fellow. She served as editor of CHEST SEEK Sleep Medicine, working on the second, third and fourth editions. Phillips also served as Regent-at-Large for the American College of Chest Physicians for eight years.
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On October 16th and 17th this year, faculty, fellows and residents formed Team 2700 and participated in the 7th Annual Bourbon Chase. This event is a 200-mile relay race along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Team 2700 came in 30th among 370 teams that participated.

Two women, seated at a table, told their stories in quiet tones.  A group of chefs, some standing, others seated, leaned forward eagerly, clearly interested in what these two women had to say. They peppered the women with questions: did food taste better cold or hot?  Was texture an issue? Did a glass of wine before dinner help or hurt the flavor experience?

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Our medical residents have had several presentations and publications in national meetings. Some of these include:

ASTRO 2015

If you are in charge of shipping these types of materials, you will want to ensure you are properly trained. Please see the following website for information:

http://ehs.uky.edu/env/shipping.php.

Many physicians enjoy a round of golf as a relaxing retreat from the vigor's of a busy medical practice, but Dr. Anthony Weaver instead heads to the broadcast station of WMKY radio in Morehead where he and co-host Rick Phillips, manager of communications infrastructure at UK, co-host Health Matters, a medical news show that recently aired the 600th show since it first debuted in 2003. "It's my golf," said Weaver, a general internist and associate dean of the Rural Physician Leadership Program at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine based at a satellite campus in Morehead.
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Dr. Moriel Vandsburger, and his PhD candidate student, Ms. Tori Stromp, have published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Research was conducted here at the University of Kentucky alongside current and past members of the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center. Below is a conclusion of their study. (Click here to access the full article.)

Two University of Kentucky researchers will present evidence supporting a promising new therapy for Parkinson’s disease as part of a showcase of scientific research and innovation during the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Conference. University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor Greg Gerhardt and associate professor Richard Grondin will today present “Therapeutic Development of siRNA Targeting Alpha-Synuclein” during the MJFF Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Conference in New York.
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