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American Heart Association honors º£½Ç½ûÇø researcher’s impact on cardiovascular health

A University of Kentucky researcher has received a prestigious honor recognizing his decades of work in cardiovascular health.

Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, was named the 2022 George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecturer at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions.

(From left): Mary Sheppard, MD; Sibu Saha, MD; David Minion, MD; and Alan Daugherty, PhD Sheppard and Minion will server as co-directors of the new research center.
Saha Legacy Continues With Establishment of Aortic Research Center at º£½Ç½ûÇø

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2022) — On Monday, May 25, the faculty and administration of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine announced the creation of the Saha Aortic Center, a new research center focused on aortic disease.

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º£½Ç½ûÇø Research Could Lead to Treatment for Aortic Aneurysms

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2021) â€” Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a º£½Ç½ûÇø team will study the culprit behind thoracic aortic aneurysms, which could lead to a treatment for the potentially deadly disease.

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º£½Ç½ûÇø-AARC: An Alliance Reflecting the Strength of º£½Ç½ûÇø’s Aortic Research

Twenty years ago, University of Kentucky researchers Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, and Lisa Cassis, PhD, stumbled into a research method that contributed greatly to º£½Ç½ûÇø’s cardiovascular research growth.

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º£½Ç½ûÇønow: Saha Legacy Continues with Establishment of New Research Center

By Mallory Olsen (Click link for º£½Ç½ûÇønow story)