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UK Orthopaedic Trauma Research Team Shows the World What Kentucky Can Do
The Orthopaedic Trauma Service research team in UK HealthCare’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is comprised of a team that has made a tremendous impact despite being formed less than two...
Tags - Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Posted - Nov 16Read More
Gentry Receives National Award for Outstanding Mentorship
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that University of Kentucky's Matthew Gentry has received the Landis Award for...
Tags - Biochemistry, Faculty, Faculty Mentoring
Posted - Nov 13Read More
Dr. Lisa Tannock uses expertise to help patients with hormone disorders
Dr. Tannock joined UK in 2004 and is now the chief of endocrinology in the Department of Internal Medicine as well as the associate director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. Endocrinologists study and...
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Posted - Nov 12Read More
Research Identifies Potential Predictors of Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Alzheimer's
Research at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has identified two potential ways to predict vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) – the second leading cause of dementia behind...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Research
Posted - Nov 7Read More
Joint Pediatric Heart Care Program Celebrates 100 Surgical Cases
It's been over three years since UK HealthCare's Kentucky Children's Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center entered into an ambitious partnership to provide pediatric heart surgery services...
Tags - Pediatric
Posted - Nov 1Read More
Barnstable Brown Family Honored with the University of Kentucky All-American Award
The Barnstable Brown family is well-known for a long list of accomplishments and accolades, as well as a long-standing connection to the University of Kentucky. Twins Patricia and Priscilla are former...
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Posted - Oct 25Read More
Liu Joins Markey as Chair of Toxicology and Cancer Biology
Renowned biochemist Xiaoqi Liu, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology.Liu’s research involves the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer with the...
Tags - Toxicology and Cancer Biology, Markey Cancer Center
Posted - Oct 25Read More
New Grant Provides Retinopathy Screenings for Diabetics
Diabetes is a complex condition that requires patients to check in with providers across a number of specialties. Multiple appointments with practitioners can mean endless rounds of scheduling, traveling and...
Tags - Ophthalmology, Research
Posted - Oct 24Read More
UK Research Links Signaling Pathways to Combatting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are an array of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), the most severe of these conditions, often...
Tags - Research, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
Posted - Oct 19Read More
THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ON OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (COCVD) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases, in collaboration with the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) announce the availability of...
Tags - Research, Grants and Funding, cardiovascular disease
Posted - Oct 18Read More
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks Official Opening for the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday marked the official opening of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. The celebration of the new home for faculty, staff and the inaugural...
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Posted - Oct 12Read More
New Simulation Center Will Help Improve Medical Education
UK HealthCare has opened the doors to a new, state-of-the-art simulation facility. The approximately 7,000 square feet space, located on the second floor of University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, will house...
Tags - Medical Education, Students, Simulation
Posted - Oct 5Read More
Register for Markesbery Symposium's Scientific, Community Sessions
Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity and their lives. It’s financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Alzheimer's research, Research
Posted - Oct 4Read More
Two Sanders-Brown Studies Show Connection Between Diet, Cognitive Function
We've all experienced a "gut feeling" — when we know deep down inside that something is true. That phenomenon and others, aptly describe what scientists have now demonstrated: that the gut and the brain are...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Research, Alzheimer's disease
Posted - Oct 2Read More
Department of Surgery Chair Search
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine invites applications for the position of chair of the Department of Surgery. The College of Medicine seeks a visionary chair with demonstrated leadership...
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Posted - Oct 1Read More
UK Alumni Association Names Winners of Alumni Professorship Award
The University of Kentucky Alumni Association — with a committee chaired by UK Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement G.T. Lineberry — regularly honors outstanding UK faculty members with the UK Alumni...
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Posted - Sep 28Read More
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