The Bright Focus Foundation has announced that three different researchers from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky have received Bright Focus grants for 2014. Professor Steve Estus and associate professors Harry LeVine and Paul Murphy were each recognized for their work on Alzheimer's disease. "Only 25 Bright Focus grants are awarded worldwide each year, so it's an achievement to get one. But three Bright Focus grants in a single year is truly exceptional," said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK HealthCare's executive vice president of health affairs.
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On May 7, 2014, the 1st Annual Department of Radiology Quality & Safety Forum took place, sponsored by Dr. Bernard Boulanger and the UK HealthCare Office of Enterprise Quality & Safety. Eight Radiology Quality & Safety projects were displayed to the public, and a winner chosen by secret panel. The event hosted many observers, including Dr. Michael Karpf. Dr. Sarah Deraney’s (R2) poster was chosen as the winning project. Dr. Deraney went on to present her poster again on June 11, 2014, at the Quarterly Report on Quality.
A year ago, a crowd of hundreds gathered in Pavilion A of the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital to celebrate a long-awaited special announcement – the unveiling of the UK Markey Cancer Center as the state's first and only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. The designation was the culmination of years of tireless work by the faculty and staff of Markey and its supporting service lines and colleges – all guided by Director Dr.
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In the mid-1990's, Dr. Maya Guglin was a cardiologist in Volgograd, Russia.

"I was working in a 1,000-bed university hospital treating critically ill patients in the critical care unit (CCU)," Guglin says. "I had some terrific teachers and wonderful colleagues. But I felt as if something were missing…..that there were opportunities to expand my knowledge and experience that I couldn't get in my home country."

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In the July 2014 edition of the Biosafety Newsletter, two College of Medicine laboratories were recognized for outstanding lab housekeeping and maintenance.  Join us in congratulating Dr. Rabchevsky's group in BBSRB and Dr. Gerhardt's group in the Combs building. 

Researchers from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky have been able to confirm anecdotal information on patients with both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) using mouse models in two different studies. The findings of these two studies, which were recently published in Acta Neuropathologica and Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, have potentially significant implications for patients with both disorders. Both papers studied CVD in Alzheimer's disease mouse models using different lifestyle factors.

The first surgical lesson a group of high school juniors in white lab coats learned from Dr. Joseph Iocono at 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday was the importance of adapting to the case circumstances.

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The first surgical lesson a group of high school juniors in white lab coats learned from Dr. Joseph Iocono at 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday was the importance of adapting to the case circumstances. Streaming a live surgery to flat-screen televisions in the multipurpose room at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Iocono gave 26 campers part of the Area Health Educational Center Summer Enrichment Program and about 75 additional guests a first look inside the operating room.
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Social work researchers at UK are conducting a study to learn more about health and self-care behaviors of family caregivers. The web-based survey is estimated to take 20 to 25 minutes to complete. If you are interested in participating in this study, please click on the anonymous link below, which will take you to the survey.

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