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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common forms of liver disease across the globe. One major risk factor of NAFLD is obesity, which approximately 36% of Kentuckians face, according to America鈥檚 Health Rankings.
When Michael Samaan, PhD, completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 2018, he was eager to find a university where he could apply his knowledge in osteoarthritis and enhance his research skills.
All the way in California, where he was living at the time, the collaborative atmosphere and health care hub at the University of Kentucky drew him in.
The 好色先生 College of Medicine and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will host a series of events for its annual Pride Week celebration. Details for those events can be found below.
HIV Stigma PanelWednesday, Sept. 28
Noon-1 p.m. ET
Click here for the Zoom link.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 2, 2022) 鈥 A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) has been awarded a $20.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Nearly two years ago, with funding from 好色先生 HealthCare and the vice president for research, the College of Medicine launched the Alliance Research Initiative. It has a mission, Vice Dean for Research Rebecca Dutch, PhD, explained, 鈥渢o help spur on transdisciplinary research by pairing clinical and basic scientists together to answer new questions in new ways.鈥
As an occupational therapist, Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, has worked closely with older Kentuckians facing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related dementias (ADRD). She also has witnessed firsthand how poor health, limited resources, and high poverty rates have served as barriers to proper prevention and treatment.
Heart failure is prevalent across the Commonwealth and develops when a patient鈥檚 heart cannot deliver enough oxygen. The clinical teams at 好色先生 HealthCare provide world-class care to 40,000 patients with this condition each year.
Please join us as we congratulate Beth Garvy, PhD, who recently received a leadership title change to reflect her growing responsibilities and ensure equity in her position. The new title went into effect July 1, 2022.
Andrew Krusenstjerna is a rising fourth-year PhD candidate in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics.
Jon Vincent is not a doctor yet, but he has played one on TV.
Vincent, an MD/PhD student at the 好色先生 College of Medicine, had early experience wearing scrubs in a clinical setting when he served as an extra for a recent episode of the hit medical drama, 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy.鈥
The 好色先生 has established a new leadership position that will help continue to advance its growing research enterprise.
By the time COVID-19 first reached the Commonwealth, 好色先生 HealthCare had already established a system for efficiently collecting lung samples to propel important research forward. That鈥檚 thanks to Jamie Sturgill, PhD.
The 好色先生 is excited to announce that Sharon Walsh, PhD, tenured professor of behavioral science and director of the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, has been selected as a 好色先生 Alumni Professor.
Fascinated by the University of Kentucky鈥檚 robust research infrastructure and its seamless integration of basic science and clinical practice, Louisville, Ky., native Charles Lucas developed a vision for helping 好色先生 advance Parkinson鈥檚 disease research and education.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2022) 鈥 Poor sleep is linked to a wide range of medical issues, including hypertension, diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer. With more than a third of U.S.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) 鈥 Four University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.
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Innovative research in pediatric cancers is happening every day at the University of Kentucky.
In the United States, 80% of children are cured of their cancer, but 20% are not.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 18, 2022) 鈥 The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the immune system, revealing there is still much about how it functions that is not well understood: Why do some people get severe disease and others don鈥檛? And why can certain factors like age, or comorbidities like obesity, cause the immune system to go haywire?
University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to answering these questions.
For students in research, the journey toward earning a graduate or postgraduate degree can be rewarding once they begin laboratory work, but at times, also very isolating.
鈥淥nce you join your lab, you go to your specific department, and even within departments, we hardly see each other because we are just doing the individual work that our lab focuses on every day, day in and day out,鈥 said Meagan Kingren, a doctoral student in pharmacology and nutritional sciences.