Jason Unrine, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which leads research on how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan. The ultimate goal is to reduce disease and promote human health.
Philip Kern, M.D., is supported by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.
Luke Bradley, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 20, 2025) — Today is International Clinical Trials Day, which “recognizes the invaluable contributions of clinical research professionals who drive innovation, uphold patient safety and push the boundaries of discovery,” according to the Society of Clinical Research Associates. The date, May 20, commemorates the day that James Lind began the first randomized clinical trial in 1747. In the years since, clinical research has become the foundation of improving how we understand, prevent and treat disease.
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.
