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In December 1968, a widowed mother from Knoxville, Tennessee, arrived with her two sons, daughter and nephew at the University of Kentucky's pediatric clinic.
The four children were afflicted with severe intellectual impairment, presenting at the clinic with IQs of 10 or lower. The children showed normal development at birth, but during the first year of life experienced neurological deficiencies that rendered them unable to speak or walk. In the second and third years of life, the children were stricken with intense epileptic seizures.
New NHLBI Policy: Investigator-Initiated Multi-Site Clinical Trials
Notice Number: NOT-HL-16-321
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Update on Proposal Guideline Review & Financial Conflicts of Interest
Limited Submission - Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation - Grant Program
In honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, this podcast features Joe Abisambra, an assistant professor in the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, and three of his lab trainees—Sarah Fontaine, Shelby Meier and Brittani Price.
In the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCOBIRC) at the University of Kentucky, Adam Bachstetter’s lab studies how glial cells in the brain interact with neurons to support brain health. Bachstetter and Danielle Lyons, a postdoctoral scholar in his lab, recently shared their stories with LabTV.
Reprinted from "Open Mike", NIH Office of Extramural Research Newsletter
The NIH Department of Program Integrity and the Office of Inspector General is presenting a half-day session (9 AM-12 PM) on preventing potential waste, fraud, and abuse; how to be a proper steward of federal funds; and pitfalls and unintentional misuse or misrepresentation.
The annual University of Kentucky Markey Cancer CenterResearch Day not only provides researchers with the opportunity to share their work, but to get feedback from colleagues. An estimated 400 people were in attendance at the event, with about 50 staff members tasked with judging posters.
Dr. Mark Evers, director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, gave his annual "State of the Cancer Center" address Wednesday at Markey Research Day, highlighting the center's major accomplishments in patient care, recruitment, research and outreach from the past year.
The 2017 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine recently issued a call for nominations. The Harrington Prize honors an investigator for notable achievements in innovation, creativity, and potential for clinical application. Nominations are sought for physician-scientists who will be highly competitive for this important recognition.
As Vice President for Research, I am frequently asked, “What is it like to be a researcher at UK?” Well, to be honest, I have only known one research environment as a faculty member performing academic research for the past 27 years, and that environment is UK. While this might be construed as making me shortsighted, I believe that one of the primary reasons I have remained at UK throughout my academic career is the collaborative nature of research.