The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine sponsors three scientific cores for use by researchers at the University of Kentucky.  These include a Protein core providing services for the production and characterization of proteins, an Organic Synthesis core synthesizing small molecules not commercially available, and a Genetic Technologies core producing recombinant virus and oth

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[From the July 17 NIH “eSubmission Items of Interest”]

You may have noticed that newer NIH funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) have a different look. Some aspects of the old format (e.g., table structure) did not allow for easy page resizing across electronic devices and had to be reworked. You should now find it easier to view FOAs on various screen sizes of phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and other electronic devices. Despite challenges, NIH is striving to retain the integrity of the FOA information in a responsive format.

OSPA’s Useful Proposal Information page (http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info.html) has been updated.  One item in particular is that previously they had recommended a health insurance escalation of more than 10% in multi-year grant proposal budgets.  After looking at the actual increases over the past 5 years, they determined that number was no longer an accurate reflection.  It has been changed so that they now recommend a 3% escalation for health care costs.   The SRAS will incorporate this reduction

The Radiation Medicine Department in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky currently offers a comprehensive program leading to the M.S. degree in Radiological Medical Physics. The program provides students a thorough didactic grounding in fundamental and specialized medical physics, with hands-on experience using state-of-the-art equipment, and is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Programs (CAMPEP).

The UK Radiological Medical Physics program:

Susan Parker a nursing professional, runner and passionate equestrian was diagnosed with Stage IIIB Adenocarcinoma of the lung in 2011. Immediately after her diagnosis, she began the 31-day regimen of daily radiation treatments combined with chemotherapy. “I went to those initial appointments with the oncologists not at all sure that I wanted to pursue treatment,” said Susan. “But Dr. McGarry’s big smile and his very positive attitude go a long way to encourage a patient who has been given this kind of diagnosis.