UK College of Medicine Establishes Small Molecule Mass Spectrometry Core Laboratory
Information for the NIH Extramural Grantee Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding
Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-126
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
Transplant Program Gets Time-out Focus at Rupp Arena
Members of the UK HealthCare Transplant Team were recognized Jan. 7 during the men’s basketball game at Rupp Arena.
Sekela Bypass
View more of the photos of Dr. Mike Sekela performing a bypass.
One Happy Patient
In the medical world, the best public relations initiative is a satisfied patient. Word-of-mouth is the number one, most influential marketing medium across all demographics. When someone speaks positively about an experience or product, we pay attention.
Dr. J. Scott Roth, who specializes in laparoscopic hernia repair, has many satisfied patients, but there is one who stands out. Carmen Patti from Chicago, Illinois had three hernias repaired by Dr. Roth and he’s talking about it.
Dr. Dutch appointed Associate Dean for Biomedical Education
Dr. Rebecca Dutch has accepted the newly created position of Associate Dean for Biomedical Education, effective October 1, 2013. Dr. Dutch will oversee graduate biomedical education within the College, working with the new Office for Biomedical Education and existing programs to ensure continued educational excellence. She will also direct on-going educational efforts for post-doctoral scholars within the College. Finally, Dr.
UK's "Triple Crown" of Research Means Big Things for Kentucky
20th Annual KPBRN and Community Faculty Collaborative Conference is coming!
This annual conference is offered free of charge to honor and support health professionals who provide clinical education and/or participate in community/campus collaborative research w/the University, Medical Center administration, faculty and professional staff and regional Area Health Education Center (AHEC) colleagues and partners.
Congratulations to David Meekins
FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: Pilot Research Projects in Cancer - American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
I am very pleased to announce a new cycle of funding opportunities for pilot projects in cancer research under an Institutional Research Grant to the University of Kentucky from the American Cancer Society. This grant is awarded to the University "... to provide 'seed' money awards for the initiation of promising new projects [in cancer research] by junior faculty members (Assistant Professors or their equivalent, not currently funded), so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants."