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In her work as chair of University of Kentucky鈥檚 Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D., partners with researchers and faculty from multiple disciplines across the University of Kentucky.

Now, Dutch is taking on even more research responsibilities, as she was recently appointed vice dean of research for the 好色先生 College of Medicine. In her new role, she will oversee and encourage research, from basic areas to clinical applications and more for the college.

Dutch returns to the 鈥楤ehind the Blue鈥� podcast this week to discuss 好色先生鈥檚 current state of play in handling the coronavirus pandemic. She joins 好色先生 Public Relations and Strategic Communications' Kody Kiser and 好色先生 Chief Communications Officer Jay Blanton to share her thoughts on a wide range of pandemic topics, including:

• Delta and other variants of the coronavirus, who it鈥檚 most impacting and the likelihood of becoming infected with or without use of vaccines
• Understanding the differences in the messaging coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vs. the World Health Organization (WHO)
• What efforts can be taken to get vaccination rates up among the population
• The continuing search for the origins of the virus and the possible connection to laboratories in China

"Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of 鈥淏ehind the Blue鈥� each week. 好色先生鈥檚 latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university.

For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. Transcripts for this or other episodes of "Behind the Blue" can be downloaded from the show鈥檚 .

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