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Groundbreaking research from the University of Kentucky has earned a spot on the cover of the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience, highlighting a major challenge in spinal cord injury recovery.
As the world faces evolving health challenges, international collaboration and public engagement are more critical than ever. In January, Rebecca Dutch, PhD, vice dean for research at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, joined more than 120 global thought leaders at the 14th annual Congreso Futuro in Chile.
An innovative approach to delivering essential health resources to rural Kentuckians has demonstrated the potential of using drone technology to overcome geographical barriers to improve health care access.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerphysician-scientists Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD, and Eddy Yang, MD, PhD, are leading the way in translating lab discoveries into clinical trials that are improving patient care.
University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new class of gold-based compounds that show promise in fighting various types of cancer.
When Austin Wellette-Hunsucker left his home state of Michigan to earn his PhD at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, his family was incredibly supportive. They continue to be his most vocal cheerleaders.
The University of Kentucky’s Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) Program has named its 2025 cohort.
Three University of Kentucky College of Medicine students have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship.
The Department of Behavioral Science created the fellowship, which is supported by its Council on Community, Engagement, Research and Training (CONCERT).
The University of Kentucky Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program is celebrating 25 years of community building among early-career researchers.
Helping people is at the heart of much of the research conducted at the University of Kentucky.
Kenneth S. Campbell, PhD, is a professor of both cardiovascular medicine and physiology in the UK College of Medicine. He is also the director of the Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository.
A University of Kentucky researcher dedicated to improving health care access for rural communities was honored with a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
The University of Kentucky Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is celebrating 40 years of research and community impact. The center is world-renowned for its significant contributions to the field through the decades.
An innovative study recently published in the “American Journal of Preventive Cardiology” is a shining example of collaboration between learners at the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus and physicians at St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerresearchers have discovered a promising new way to combat therapy-resistant cancers by targeting a specific protein modification, according to a study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences.
Dmitry “Dima” Strakovsky is fostering collaborations between creative disciplines and health care through an innovative initiative at the University of Kentucky.
The same mRNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines is now being used in the fight against cancer, and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is among an elite group of institutions offering these promising new treatments through clinical trials.
If mitochondria are the powerhouse of cells, Ilhem Messaoudi, PhD, is the mitochondria of the microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics department.
Combining his passion for research and creativity, a University of Kentucky student is breaking barriers — literally and figuratively.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are at the forefront of advancing dementia research with groundbreaking work on a condition known as LATE, or “limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy.”
The University of Kentucky’s Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND) is pleased to announce the selection of its second and third cohorts of ASCEND Scholars.