Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Elizabeth Rhodus, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The goal of the NIA is to conduct and support research on aging and the health and well-being of older people to better understand the nature of aging and the aging process, and diseases and conditions associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life.
Vincent Venditto, Ph.D., is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. He is also an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UK College of Pharmacy.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 14, 2025) — For the past four decades, the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) has been at the forefront of Alzheimer’s disease research, making groundbreaking discoveries that have shaped our understanding of this complex condition.
B. Mark Evers, M.D., is the director of the UK's Markey Cancer Center, physician in chief of oncology service and a professor of surgery in the UK College of Medicine. Markey is 1 of only 72 National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. It’s the first and only center in Kentucky to achieve this designation.
Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the UK College of Medicine. CCTS’ goal is to deliver solutions for researchers across UK’s 16 colleges and UK HealthCare. It is currently funded by a prestigious award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).
