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The UK College of Medicine Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) is an undifferentiated first-year core curriculum that serves as the entry point for a doctoral program in one of six basic science departments.

Beth A. Garvy, PhD, professor and senior associate dean for biomedical education at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was named president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Her term began July 1, 2024. 

The Rutgers Postdoc Peek invites senior PhD and MD/PhD students or current postdocs at US institutions to apply. 

Up to 20 candidates will be selected to attend the all-expenses paid 2-day event at Rutgers.

Invited candidates will give 10-minute platform talks, network with faculty and postdocs, and tour the Rutgers campus area.

For details, see attached pdf.

Josh Moses is a first-year PhD student in physiology. In addition to pursuing a research career, Josh is extremely interested in science communication and hopes to make scientific discoveries and research topics more accessible and easy to understand for non-researchers.

Congratulations!

Dominic Nthenge, PhD, received a fellowship from the American Heart Association for his work on the role of central AT1Rs inn pre-existing hypertension amplification of cerebrovascular pathology after brain injury.

Alexis Smith and Bernardo Aguzzoli-Heberle were selected for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Scientist Mentoring and Diversity Program!

Congratulations, Alexis and Bernardo! 

Here's where they served: 
 

Industry - Eight students worked with Kindeva Drug Delivery, ParaTechs, and TruDiagnostics

Communication: One student worked with the UK College of Medicine Office of Strategic Communications

Watch below Part 2 of the "Because We Care" mini-documentary series. 

On May 4, the UK College of Medicine celebrated the graduation of several students in our biomedical sciences programs. Six graduates earned graduate certificates, 33 earned a Master's, and 12 earned their doctorates. Join us in congratulating these scholars on this momentous occasion!

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to share the winners of the third annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards.

Aaron Chacon has entered the final year of his PhD program in pharmacology and nutritional sciences. Early into his studies, he applied for an F-31 pre-doctoral fellowship with preliminary data and received funding that has supported his research over the last six years. 

Over the next few months, the UK College of Medicine will be releasing an exciting mini-documentary series called “Because We Care.” Capturing interviews and conversations with people across our community, the four-part series explores who we are as a college and why our mission matters to all of us, whether we are learners, faculty, researchers, or staff.

Charles “Chipper” Griffith’s workday uniform switched from scrubs to office wear when he graduated residency and joined the University of Kentucky College of Medicine faculty in 1994. Shortly after, he began making a statement with loud, colorful ties. 

Hunter Hazelwood, a third-year medical student at the University of Kentucky, wants to become a surgeon. He assumed his first hands-on experience with surgical procedures would come during residency, or at least much later in medical school. 

Jerika Durham is a PhD candidate in the department of toxicology and cancer biology. Durham, who grew up in eastern Kentucky, is not only the first person in her family to pursue such a degree, but the first to attend college at all. 

Before training at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Nick Devanney, PhD, had little connection to The Bluegrass State. He is from New England, and his family currently lives there. 

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has received a four-year, nearly $16 million grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).

The following individuals were honored at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Winners included those in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.

Outstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS

Philip Kern, MD, professor of medicine, has served nearly 50 years providing exceptional education and clinical care and conducting groundbreaking research, with 14 of those years dedicated to advancing the mission of the University of Kentucky.

For the third consecutive year, “INSIGHT into Diversity” magazine has recognized the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for its work toward inclusive excellence.