The Office of Research within the College of Medicine has the mission of supporting faculty, staff and trainees in all aspects of their research-related endeavors. This office recently launched a new website to assist with the dissemination of pertinent information. The website is located within the College of Medicine Research site and can be found by clicking here.
You may want to consider providing feedback on the NIH proposed Clinical Trials Registration rule. The deadline has been extended to March 23, 2015. To view the release and make comments, click here.
Xiang-An Li, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study synthetic HDL (sHDL) as a potential therapy for sepsis.
Sepsis -- also called septicemia -- is a life-threatening condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. Immune chemicals released by the body into the bloodstream to fight the infection trigger widespread inflammation that can damage multiple organ systems.
Governor Steve Beshear, joined by legislative leaders, today signed legislation authorizing construction of a multidisciplinary research building at the University of Kentucky.
House Bill 298 provides for a state-of-the-art facility which will house world-class research across health disciplines. Research will focus on the many health challenges facing the Commonwealth, particularly those which contribute to preventable diseases and deaths.
“This project represents the potential to improve the lives of so many, both within Kentucky where our health outcomes are so poor, and beyond,” Gov.
Nathan Vanderford, assistant director for research at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and assistant professor in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, has a featured article on graduate education in the March 5 edition of Nature. Nature is one of the most prominent and prestigious interdisciplinary scientific journals in the world.
Vanderford co-wrote an article titled, "Wanted: Information" with Viviane Callier from the Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship.
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto believes it is time "to make death a beggar in Kentucky.”
It’s the idea that through world-class research across an array of disciplines, and a commitment to working as partners with communities across the state, some of the most stubborn health challenges and statistics that plague Kentucky can be successfully attacked.
On Tuesday, the state General Assembly and Gov.
NIH is offering a free Webinar on Thursday, March 5th, 1:00-2:00 pm to provide more information about the NIH Public Access Policy. The link below takes you to the online registration interface.
Webinar: March 5, 2015
NCBI and the NIH Public Access Policy: PMC Submissions, My NCBI, My Bibliography and SciENcv
Effective 7/1/15, UK temporary employees (including STEPS) will be eligible for the health care credit if they work .75 FTE or more. This can be on one assignment or several assignments that total .75 FTE or more. The employees will be offered the same choice of plans as regular full-time employees.
The 2015 Saha Awards application process is now open.
These awards are given to encourage and support staff and students with an interest in and dedication to cardiovascular medicine. Each award includes an unrestricted $1000 prize, a certificate and recognition at the University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day held on October 2, 2015 at the Lexington Convention Center.
The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a two-year, $357,743 grant to University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers to study the role of a certain protein in aggressive cancer metastasis.
The lab of Kathleen O'Connor, professor in UK's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, studies how tumor cells interact with their environment to make cancer more aggressive.
Specifically, O'Connor's lab studies a protein called integrin α6β4, a protein that integrates signals from its environment so that cells can respond properly and die off if they are in the wrong context.
The Proposal Development Office (PDO) at UK has scheduled workshops to assist faculty in meeting the requirements for the new NIH Biosketch formats. NIH will require this new format for all submissions received on or after May 25, 2015.
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science has awarded 12 pilot grants to support innovative, collaborative research relevant to the health challenges and disparities faced by the nation and the citizens of Kentucky. Such preliminary and proof-of-concept studies are critical to moving basic laboratory findings into clinical applications.
From undergraduate students to graduate students and faculty members, everyone can use some time-saving strategies for library research. A series of workshops presented by University of Kentucky Libraries will help members of the campus community save time and be more effective in their research. The series targets a number of specific topics from basic research skills to scholarly communication issues.
The UK Libraries Workshops range from 30 minutes to 90 minutes each. Upcoming workshop offerings are:
· "Open Up Your Published Research: Introduction to Open Access," 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Tuesday strongly endorsed legislation that would provide funding for a multi-disciplinary research building on the University of Kentucky campus targeted at the Commonwealth’s most pressing challenges.
“Our goal is to make death a beggar in Kentucky,” said UK President Eli Capilouto, who testified before the committee Tuesday morning.
The legislation now goes to the full House for consideration.
Specifically, the state would fund $132.5 million of the projected $265 million research building. UK would fund the other half.
The NIH Common Funds Metabolomics program's Resource Center for Stable Isotope Resolved Metabolomics (RC-SIRM) announces the availability of up to $50,000 value in analytical services per project. Pilot and Feasibility proposals are due on Mon March 16, 2015. Please be sure to use the link below for the most accurate information regarding application.
The Basic Science and Centers IBU will be relocating from their current location in BBSRB to the basement in the COM Building at 138 Leader Avenue on February 11, 2015.
On February 5, 2015, NIH released a list of frequently asked questions for Uniform Guidance and NIH Interim Grant Conditions. To view the new list, click here.
Women spotted in red at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital on Feb. 6 aren't celebrating Valentine's Day early. Rather, they're signifying their support of heart health awareness as part of National Wear Red Day, celebrated on the first Friday of every February, and the inaugural National Wear Red Day Symposium.
Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, the symposium brings together UK HealthCare experts from pharmacology and nutrition, cardiology, the Gill Heart Institute, and internal medicine to discuss the impact of heart disease on women.
