The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine through a NIH/NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant anticipates funding pilot grants in the amount of $50,000 per year for up to two years.  Research projects should fit into the general theme of the molecular basis of human disease. Three categories of grants will be considered: 

We are pleased to announce a new research opportunity at UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health. Dr. Patrick Kitzman with the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences is conducting a pilot study on Stroke Navigators.

Hazard, Ky. (Mar. 24, 2014) –  Kentucky Homeplace has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 initiative for their work to improve colorectal cancer screening rates.

Colorectal cancer is a serious concern in Kentucky, where the incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer are higher than the national average.

NIH recently featured translational research performed by Premi Haynes as part of her PhD project. Premi discovered a new pattern of contraction in human hearts and you can read about her findings in a press release issued by UK Now.

http://uknow.uky.edu/content/haynes-first-identify-cellular-patterns-contraction-human-hearts

The National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2014 will be held on The University of Kentucky campus on April 3-5, 2014 – just a week away! Over 4000 students and mentors will be in participation. NCUR is an annual celebration of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study for students across the country and beyond.  For full details, see http://www.cur.org/ncur_2014/.