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Former Wildcat Standout Faces a New Opponent: ALS
Everyday, approximately 15 people learn they have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. ALS is a progressive neurological disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, eventually stealing...
Tags - multidisciplinary care, ALS
Posted - Aug 21Read More
UK Stroke Researcher Named Honorary Lecturer at University of Glasgow
Dr. Gregory Bix has been given honorary status in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Bix will be an honorary clinical lecturer in the Institute of...
Tags - Research
Posted - Dec 10Read More
Annual Gill Cardiovascular Research Day Features Latest Research in Cardiovascular Health
On Oct. 17, the Lexington Convention Center teemed with more than 200 students and scientists sharing their latest research on cardiovascular health for the 17th annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular...
Tags - 490, Cardiovascular, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
Posted - Oct 31Read More
Center for Health Services Research Launches Website, Invites Membership Applications
The University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research (CHSR), which serves as a connector, catalyst and creator at UK and UK HealthCare, announces the launch of its new website and seeks membership...
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Posted - Sep 5Read More
Silent Auction Benefits Shoulder to Shoulder Clinic in Ecuador
The University of Kentucky Chapter of the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) will host the 10th annual Art of Healing silent auction on Wednesday, April 2. The auction will be...
Tags - Medical Education, Auction
Posted - Apr 2Read More
Bastos-Carvalho Receives Bayer Grant
Ana Bastos-Carvalho, a visiting scholar in the Ambati research group in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, received the Global Ophthalmology...
Tags - Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 490
Posted - Jan 13Read More
Creating a Culture of Collaboration for Research at UK and Beyond
There's a proverb in the business world that says, "If you don’t know, hire someone who does." In the world of translational research, the saying might go like something this: "If you don't have the expertise...
Tags - CCTS, 490, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Posted - Jan 10Read More
UK's Arts In Healthcare Program Announces Holiday Programming
Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Unfortunately, hospital patients don't have that luxury. For those who are unable to enjoy the comforts of a holiday at home, the UK Arts in Healthcare program has...
Tags - Arts in Healthcare
Posted - Dec 2Read More
Alzheimer’s Disease Trial at UK is First of its Kind Worldwide
A new clinical trial being conducted at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) and the UK Alzheimer’s Disease Center (ADC) may signal new hope in the future for those who might be...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Alzheimer's research
Posted - Dec 2Read More
Dr. Ronan Tynan to Speak, Perform at Sanders-Brown Dinner Nov. 11
Singer, physician, athlete and inspirational speaker Dr. Ronan Tynan is no stranger to adversity. When Tynan was 20, his legs had to be amputated below the knee after an auto accident caused serious...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, 490, Invited Speaker Seminar
Posted - Nov 5Read More
Ambati Receives Junius-Kuhnt Award
Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, received the Junius-Kuhnt Award from the University of...
Tags - Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Posted - Nov 1Read More
UK HealthCare Named ‘Rising Star’ Hospital by University HealthSystem Consortium
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nation’s leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has named UK HealthCare among the 2013 recipients of the Rising Star Award during the UHC...
Tags - UK HealthCare, Clinical
Posted - Oct 18Read More
Clinical Education Research Day Highlights Research Activities, Opportunities
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will host the 2nd Annual UK Clinical Research Education Day on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UK Chandler Hospital,...
Tags - Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Clinical
Posted - Oct 16Read More
Center for Clinical and Translational Science Announces Pilot Funding Recipients
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Pilot Funding Program announces recipients of its most recent round of pilot funding in the Collaborative Category. The mission...
Tags - Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Markey Cancer Center
Posted - Oct 2Read More
16th Annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day Scheduled for Oct. 11
The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute and the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center will host the 16th Annual Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day, Oct. 11, at the Lexington Convention Center....
Tags - Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
Posted - Sep 10Read More
College of Medicine Hosts Free Community Health Fair on Sept. 8
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in collaboration with the colleges of pharmacy, dentistry, nursing and public health, will host the annual free Community Health Fair from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday,...
Tags - Community Health Fair, Students, Undergraduate Medical Education
Posted - Sep 3Read More
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