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The University of Kentucky鈥檚 fifth annual Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day was held on May 20 at the Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A.

Since 2011, the event has focused on current findings in obesity and diabetes research and features presentations by nationally prominent physician-scientists as well as the work of regional researchers and 好色先生 students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty chosen from abstract submissions.

On the brink of FDA approval is a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs with the potential to change the landscape in the prevention of heart attack and stroke.

The University of Kentucky鈥檚 NIH-funded Resource Center for Stable Isotope-Resolved Metabolomics presents its Metabolomics Symposium & Workshop with a one-day Symposium on July 26 followed by a 12-day, hands-on Workshop through August 7, 2015.

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Faculty who serve on an NIH study section or advisory board may have continuous submission privileges meaning they can submit proposals after the standard deadlines and still have their proposal reviewed in the current funding cycle. 

Faculty can review the continuous submission policies and check their eligibility at the links below:

General Continuous Submission Link:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/continuous_submission.htm

Recent attention on the inability to reproduce scientific research findings reported in peer-reviewed journals has led the leadership of NIH to review its application requirements.  This review has led to a proposed set of changes to the application instructions that, upon approval by the White House Office of Management and Budget, will take effect for applications submitted on or after January 25, 2016.

 The new instructions will focus on four areas deemed important for enhancing rigor and transparency:

The Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) is committed to addressing the significant health challenges and disparities specific to Appalachia by enhancing research collaborations to speed the translation of scientific discoveries to health improvements for this region. Initial members consist of University of Kentucky and its partner, Marshall University, The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, and West Virginia University. 

Clarifying Publication Reporting Instructions for Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) and Renewal Applications

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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center held its sixth annual Markey Cancer Center Research Day, highlighting the work of 好色先生 students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty from the past year. Research Day provides an opportunity for investigators to showcase their work and also view the work of their colleagues across the campus.

NIH recently released information regarding the NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program. The details are listed below and on the attached flyer.

[A letter from 好色先生 Human Resources]

Dear Colleagues,

The safety and wellbeing of our campus community is and always will be top priority. This includes younger workers employed during the summer months and throughout the year. As a reminder, University policy permits hiring only persons who are 18 years of age and older in regular full-time staff positions. During the summer months, some persons between the ages of 14 and 17 may be hired for temporary jobs.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is inviting nominations for the inaugural Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science.  This award includes a payment to the recipient of $200,000.  For more information, click here.

The NIH option to use ASSIST, the Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking, is now available for single-project applications such as R01s and R21s. 

Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Gill Heart Institute have been awarded a four year, $2.85 million grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to study the mechanisms by which diet and family history increase the risk of heart attacks.

好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 CECentral: If you have a proposal and would like to create online enduring materials for healthcare professionals, host an educational meeting, or have an activity for CME or CPE credit please contact CECentral ahead of your proposal submission.   The CECentral staff members can quickly provide you with estimated costs for inclusion in your proposal.  You can reach CECentral at:  http://www.cecentral.com/ideas.  The Idea Generator is a quick online form that

Annual Financial Disclosure Mandatory for All COM Faculty 

All faculty in the College of Medicine (physicians and basic scientists) are required to participate in financial conflict of interest disclosures.  Currently, faculty may be asked to fill out 2 separate and distinct disclosures: 

 The National Institutes of Health have introduced a series of changes to their biosketch format.  These changes will allow researchers more freedom to describe the importance of their research.  The new biosketches must be submitted with all grant applications on or after May 25, 2015. 

There are three major changes to the biosketch.  These changes are:

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved University Research Professorships for 2015-16 for four faculty members. The professorships carry a $40,000 award to support research.

Two researchers from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have received a multi-million dollar grant renewal to unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and brain aging with the help of people with Down syndrome (DS).

One of the many services offered through the College of Medicine website is a profile page.  All faculty, staff and trainees of the College of Medicine have a page specific to them.  These pages offer a standardized format to display a professional photo, research interests, selected publications and pub med listings along with information such as lab personnel.  When we review website traffic, we see that these profile pages are some of the most popular portions of our website, thus we want to encourage everyone to keep their page up to date.

Dr. John Fowlkes took the helm as new director of the University of Kentucky's Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center earlier this year with a vision to build upon the center's past work and develop a robust and comprehensive adult and pediatric center providing research, education and patient care for the thousands of Kentuckians diagnosed with diabetes. But the Texas native who has spent the last decade at the University of Arkansas Children's Hospital, has found himself in familiar territory. Fowlkes, who succeeds Dr.