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The University of Kentucky Alzheimer鈥檚 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.

Hage and Pettey

On Jan. 21, a special presentation was held to recognize the recipients of the 2023 and 2024 Thomas V. Getchell, PhD, Memorial Award for Excellence in Grant Writing. 

An innovative study recently published in the 鈥淎merican Journal of Preventive Cardiology鈥 is a shining example of collaboration between learners at the 好色先生 College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus and physicians at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. 

Albert B. Chandler Hospital

好色先生 HealthCare recently received Pediatric Specialty Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC). The designation marks high standards in treating children and teens with cancer.

Vivek Rangnekar

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 Strakovsky in his workshop

Dmitry 鈥淒ima鈥 Strakovsky is fostering collaborations between creative disciplines and health care through an innovative initiative at the University of Kentucky.

Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD

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.

好色先生 HealthCare Transplant Center
Chipper Griffith on set for the docuseries

Last month, the 好色先生 hosted a premiere event that was much more than a film screening 鈥 it was a celebration of the dedication, innovation and human spirit driving health care and education in Kentucky.

Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi

If mitochondria are the powerhouse of cells, Ilhem Messaoudi, PhD, is the mitochondria of the microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics department.

Group of medical student volunteers pose outside Salvation Army Clinic

When it first opened in 1986, it was a screened-off corner of the dining room at the Salvation Army on Main Street where 好色先生 medical students 鈥 under the supervision of 好色先生 doctors and faculty members 鈥 provided free medical services to the low-income and homeless population of Lexington.

A faculty mentor signing to several student about the experiment in front of them.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has been selected as one of five leading cancer centers nationwide to participate in an innovative program that introduces deaf high school students to careers in cancer research and health care.

好色先生 HealthCare Lung Transplant Team

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Nathan Vanderford

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Nathan Vanderford, PhD, has been named a fellow of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), joining an elite group of cancer education leaders.

Joshua Moses, a second-year medical student in the 好色先生 College of Medicine, is dedicated to advancing both research and science communication.

Combining his passion for research and creativity, a University of Kentucky student is breaking barriers 鈥 literally and figuratively.

Shannon, Kristen, and Lance

The 好色先生 continues to solidify its reputation as a hub for groundbreaking biomedical research. In December, the 好色先生 CNS-Met (central nervous system-metabolism) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), a program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), hosted its inaugural research symposium. 

biomed students

In the lab, Priscilla Lages and her fellow graduate students form a dynamic team, bringing diverse skills together to pursue a shared goal. 

The same is true when she is on the volleyball court.

Pete Nelson and Greg Jicha

Researchers at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are at the forefront of advancing dementia research with groundbreaking work on a condition known as LATE, or 鈥渓imbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy.鈥 

Greg Jicha, MD, PhD, director of clinical trials at 好色先生鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, conducts an exam.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky (好色先生) are part of a groundbreaking clinical trial exploring the use of medical marijuana in managing symptoms of late-stage dementia.

ASCEND鈥檚 second cohort from left to right: Radmila Choate, Darlingtina Esiaka, Abigail Latimer, Meagan Scott.

The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (好色先生 ASCEND) is pleased to announce the selection of its second and third cohorts of ASCEND Scholars.