Saha Awards for Cardiovascular Research and Education

Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

2014 Saha Awards

Awards Announcement

The thematic focus of the Center for Molecular Medicine, an NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), is on understanding the molecular basis of human disease. The Center through an NIH/NIGMS P30 grant supports pilot projects and four cores: the Administrative, Protein, Genetic Technologies, and Organic Synthesis cores.  The Protein, Genetic Technologies, and Organic Synthesis cores are run as recharges centers with costs supplementated by the P30 COBRE grant.

The mission of Nutritional Sciences is to train highly skilled nutritional scientists equipped to tackle critical nutrition-related disease and health issues and pursue promising careers in the rapidly expanding nutritional sciences field. One of the Division’s primary areas of research and training targets nutrition and chronic diseases, with a focus on obesity and associated disorders of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Other specialty areas include nutrition and oxidative stress, nutrition and aging, clinical nutrition, animal nutrition and food science.
A career in emergency medicine requires a commitment to helping patients in the most critical situations. For demonstrating her passion for this field, University of Kentucky medical student Jennifer Cotton has received a $500 scholarship from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine/Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA). As part of the honor, Cotton was invited to be recognized during the 20th Annual AAEM Scentific Assembly in New York, on Feb. 12. Nominations for the AAEM/RSA Student Scholarship were accepted in the fall of 2013.
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UK HealthCare has announced plans to lease and renovate the former Dillard's location at Turfland Mall on Harrodsburg Road for consolidation and relocation of some of its primary care and specialty outpatient clinics. UK HealthCare will be the anchor tenant for the first floor of the building utilizing approximately 85,000 square feet, officials said.
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Ardis Dee Hoven, President of the American Medical Association (AMA), will provide a special guest lecture as part of the UK College of Pharmacy’s Advocacy Day at noon on February 5, 2014 in room 124 of the BioPharm Complex. Dr. Hoven, who became the 168th president of the AMA in June 2013, will deliver her talk “The AMA, Pharmacists and the Future of Healthcare,” addressing the importance of physician-pharmacist collaboration and pharmacists as a crucial member of the physician-led healthcare team. Dr.
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NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program and Required Information for Letter of Institutional Commitment

 The NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) supports the Shared Instrumentation Grant program for major research equipment costing between $100,000 and $600,000. ORIP intends to commit approximately $40 million in FY2015 to fund approximately 80 new awards. The NIH deadline is March 21, 2014.

Attention Investigators

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Research Program is calling for applications.

 The Center for Clinical and Translational Science at UK will accept applications for pilot projects according to the following schedule:

- Call for Applications: January 23, 2014

- Letter of Intent due: February 19, 2014

- Invitation to submit Full Application: March 31, 2014

- Full Application due: April 28, 2014

Renowned chemist, novelist and playwright Carl Djerassi, known for his work in organic chemistry and as a father of insect and human birth control, will take part in several events being held Feb. 13-15, at the University of Kentucky. During his visit to the Bluegrass, Djerassi will participate in three events. He will first serve as the featured speaker at a luncheon for business and academic leaders.
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