More than 450 scientists, researchers and laypeople converged on Lexington last week for the fourth annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia, hosted by the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. The two-day program offered sessions for both scientific and community audiences to share current findings, trends and the latest updates on dementia and aging disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease. The scientific session and poster presentations were held on Friday, Nov. 21, at the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. This session featured speakers William E.
Attached is the Fall Newsletter for the CCTS Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN), a collaborative network including Marshall University, Ohio University, The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, and West Virginia University. The ATRN is committed to addressing the significant health challenges and disparities specific to Appalachia by enhancing research collaborations to speed the translation of scientific discoveries to health improvements for this region.

Changcheng Zhou, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, has received funding for an NIH R21 grant: "Mechanisms of atherogenic effects of bisphenol A," for the period April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2016. Dr. Zhou joined the faculty of University of Kentucky in 2010. He also holds an adjunct faculty position at Rockefeller University, NY. The main focus of Dr. Zhou’s laboratory is to investigate the molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis and metabolic disorders.

Dr. Michael Kilgore, PhD, received recognition as a “Teacher Who Made a Difference” at the 16th Annual Teachers Who Made a Difference awards ceremony on April 26, 2014. More than 150 teachers’ names were put forward, including teachers from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky as well as teachers from Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio. The program, hosted by the University of Kentucky College of Education, was begun in 1998 to recognize educators who made a positive impact on the lives of their students. Congratulations Dr. Kilgore.
Four students seeking their master's degrees and five students doctoral programs competed last week in an event designed to prepare them for presenting research. The "Three Minute Thesis" event, hosted by the UK Graduate School and the Graduate Student Congress, is a research communication initiative requiring graduate students to speak succinctly and engagingly about their current research to a nonspecialist audience. It provides students with the opportunity to practice presenting their work, and to receive feedback from a panel of judges.

Charles Griffith, III, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, was recently named Councilor Director of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society.  Dr. Griffith will serve on the AOA Board of Directors for the 2014-15 year.

Charles Griffith, III, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, was recently named Councilor Director of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society.  Dr. Griffith will serve on the AOA Board of Directors for the 2014-15 year.

A landmark study published today in the journal Science by an international group of scientists, led by the laboratory of Dr.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) encourages rural providers and communities to join the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH), the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), and other state and national rural stakeholders to “Celebrate the Power of Rural” during the fourth annual National Rural Health Day on Thursday, Nov.
Dr. J. David Richardson, a 1970 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was elected president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) last month during the College’s Annual Business Meeting that was held during its 2014 Clinical Congress in San Francisco, Calif. Richardson is currently professor of surgery and vice chair of the Department of Surgery at University of Louisville School of Medicine.