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Research Advancing Kentucky: Finding affordable diabetes solutions

May 12, 2025, 1:30 PM
Biomedical Research

Kaval Chhabra, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Chhabra is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences in the UK College of Medicine and is affiliated with the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Center. 

Research Advancing Kentucky: Propelling the science behind cancer care

May 2, 2025, 1:45 PM
Biomedical Research

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.       

Research Advancing Kentucky: Providing crucial supports for researchers

May 2, 2025, 1:43 PM
Biomedical Research

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).       

Research Advancing Kentucky: Transforming aging and brain

May 2, 2025, 1:42 PM
Biomedical Research

Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., is the director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and a professor of neurology in the UK College of Medicine. An integral part of Sanders-Brown is the UK Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) — one of the original 10 centers funded by the NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA).      

UK HealthCare/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network adds Russell County Hospital

May 1, 2025, 11:08 AM
Kentucky

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UK study focuses on improving jockeys’ mental health after injury

May 1, 2025, 11:00 AM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 1, 2025) — Jockeys are some of the most passionate, fearless people in the horse racing industry, but like any sport, injuries can happen. Most athlete populations have little trouble finding literature on how emotion management, coping strategies and moral support impacts athletes after an injury. When it comes to the horse racing industry, research on the psychological effects of injuries on jockeys is lacking

Kentucky Children’s Hospital launches affiliate network, welcomes Georgetown Community Hospital

Apr 30, 2025, 10:54 AM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2025) — Kentucky Children’s Hospital has launched a new affiliate network, connecting community hospitals across the state to expert pediatric care. Georgetown Community Hospital signed on as the first official affiliate in March 2025.

EduceLab unveiled as UK’s gateway to next-generation heritage science

Apr 29, 2025, 10:51 AM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2025) — From prehistoric footprints in Mammoth Cave to distinct signatures on bourbon barrels, Kentucky’s rich cultural heritage has shaped our past. And now — thanks to the University of Kentucky’s new EduceLab — it’s helping to shape the future.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Providing hope to pediatric cancer patients

Apr 28, 2025, 1:53 PM
Biomedical Research

John D’Orazio, M.D., Ph.D., is supported by the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, National Institute of General Medical Sciences and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. D’Orazio is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the UK College of Medicine and holds joint faculty positions in physiology, pharmacology and nutritional sciences, and toxicology.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Restoring movement to those with spinal cord injuries

Apr 28, 2025, 1:52 PM
Biomedical Research

John Gensel, Ph.D., is supported by the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Drug Abuse, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences.      

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