Video: Your Medical Education Begins Here
Your medical education begins at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. We believe one of our unique advantages is how our faculty and staff care for each one of our students. Listen to student and faculty perspectives on the learning environment, curriculum, research opportunities, and sense of community at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Kirwan Prize, Sturgill Award Given to Outstanding Faculty
Two University of Kentucky faculty members were honored on April 25 with awards recognizing their outstanding contributions to teaching and scholarship at UK.
Sidney W. Whiteheart, professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry in the UK College of Medicine, was awarded the 2013 Albert D. and Elizabeth H.
Provost Budget Office – Small Grant Group
The Provost Budget Office Grant Group collaborates with college, program, and central Units to provide tools which will enable departments to achieve operational and strategic goals through guidance on best practices with regards to pre- and post-award grants management. For more information, check out their website.
Important RPPR Reminder
We’ve become aware that while the transition to RPPR is effective for all NIH continuing awards to be made July 1 or later (for all reports due beginning in May), both the eSNAP and RPPR options may be available in eRA Commons. PLEASE advise your faculty to select the RPPR option. They should not select eSNAP.
Meet the Researchers Day at Markey
Tianyan Gao showed Micah Fowler, 13, center, and other Boyle County seventh-graders how to analyze DNA in the lab using a protocol called gel electrophoresis. The demonstration Tuesday was part of Meet the Researchers Day at the University of Kentucky Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building. Carroll County Middle School students also attended. Schools in the region participated in a fundraiser called Pennies for Patients for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Center on Trauma and Children Moves to College of Medicine
The Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC) has moved to the College of Medicine to facilitate and enhance the translational research activities of the center.
CTAC is dedicated to the enhancement of the health and well-being of children and their families through research, service and dissemination of information about child abuse and trauma.
"We are excited about the opportunities at the College of Medicine to work in an interdisciplinary setting and pursue our goal of improving the lives of children and families affected by trauma," said Ginny Sprang, executive director of CTAC.
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Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Contributes to Fight Against Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, but the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is a major player in the fight against this debilitating condition. Since the founding of the SBCoA in 1979, and the federal funding of the SBCoA Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC) in 1985, the center has made many contributions to the body of knowledge about Alzheimer's and related brain aging conditions.
The facts about Alzheimer's disease are staggering. An estimated 5.2 million Americans and approximately 34 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
eIAF Reminders
From Susan Stark, College Grants Officer (CGO) for the College of Medicine:
As reminder, it is the College’s practice that proposals (including annual progress reports) will NOT be reviewed until the eIAF for the submission has been rec’d by the CGO for review.
Also, the CGO will communicate directly with the person who submitted the eIAF if there are questions about the eIAF, associated attachments, or financial disclosure/conflict of interest.
Major Changes to Patent Law Effective March 16, 2013
NEWS FOR RESEARCHERS: MAJOR CHANGES TO PATENT LAW EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2013
The America Invents Act (“AIA”) became fully effective March 16th, bringing major changes to American patent law. Many of these changes will substantially impact the way universities pursue patents. A summary of the major changes most likely to affect you include the following:
1. CHANGE TO FIRST TO FILE RULE
The U.S. will change from the prior first to invent rule to a first to file rule. While the first to file rule has been the norm for most foreign countries, since inception of the patent office the U.S.
UK Doctorate of Physical Therapy Student to Present Research Findings at National Conference
For one University of Kentucky doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) student, a passion for sports and a talent for physical therapy research have converged to create an extraordinary opportunity: Daniel Eck has been selected to present his research findings at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2013 conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 26 – 29.
Eck’s research focused on the musculature of the shoulder blade in high school baseball pitchers. Strength assessments were performed on pitchers before, immediately after, and four consecutive days after pitching.