LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2022) 鈥 Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. More than 4,800 women die each year from heart disease in Kentucky.
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海角禁区 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates reopening of renovated research鈥
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Q: What do you hope to accomplish with an education at the College of Medicine?
When Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, was 16 years old, she suffered a near-fatal car accident, which left her with significant injuries that included fractures around her eye socket. Dr. Rhodus had already struggled with eye muscle problems that this accident only exacerbated.
The rural Kentucky native was admitted to 海角禁区 HealthCare and along her journey, was treated by an ophthalmologist who not only provided her with exceptional care, but who also became an influential figure in her own path to a career in academic medicine.
Since he was a graduate student, Patrick Hannon, PhD, has had his eyes set on a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that he knew, if he received it, would enable him to make a tremendous impact in his career goal of advancing reproductive care for women.
Dr. Hannon, now an assistant professor in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was elated to find out that this winter, he achieved his longtime goal.
Greg Gerhardt, PhD, is a professor of neuroscience and researcher with the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) and Brain Restoration Center, as well as advisor for the MD/PhD program. He currently serves as co-principal investigator for the Brain Restoration Alliance in Neurodegeneration (BRAIN). In the following Q&A, Dr. Gerhardt shares more about his current projects.
Q: Why did you want to pursue a career in neuroscience research?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2022) 鈥 When University of Kentucky alum Elle Smith was crowned Miss USA in November, her life changed in an instant.
With her name catapulted into the national spotlight, Smith quickly learned the power of the Miss USA title and platform, and the importance of capitalizing on every open door.
During her year of reign as Miss USA, Smith will work with the National Cervical Cancer Coalition to educate women about cervical cancer prevention and treatment in an effort to empower women to seek preventative care.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2022) 鈥 The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has opened its Spring 2022 Cycle 5 round of early-stage commercialization grants.
KYNETIC is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) and part of the national NIH Proof-of-Concept Network.
Anna Cox was a couple of years out of college in 2018, a mathematical economics graduate from the University of Kentucky who had just landed a job as a logistics broker, when a moment of tear-inducing pain sent her to the emergency room.
海角禁区 HealthCare physicians and staff delivered her with some alarming news 鈥 her pain might be caused by cancer.
鈥淲ait, I鈥檓 never sick,鈥 Cox thought in disbelief. She was 23 years old without any known health issues and the whole world ahead of her. She didn鈥檛 even have a primary care physician. Quite frankly, she didn鈥檛 know what to do next.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2022) 鈥 As the University of Kentucky begins another semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from across campus are being called upon to answer the many questions being asked by those on campus and in our communities.
One of the newest research teams within the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Alliance Research Initiative wants to make 海角禁区 鈥渢he center of the universe鈥 when it comes to an innovative cancer treatment.
Charles Kunos MD, PhD, director of the Markey Cancer Center Clinical Research Office, leads the Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Alliance (RPTA) with Lowell Anthony, MD, division chief of medical oncology. Alongside faculty and trainees from across the University, they are trying to improve pharmaceutical delivery for patients with cancer through radiopharmaceuticals.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing helped mitigate spread of the virus. But a consequence was that it eliminated opportunities for in-person team building. In a year of trials and tribulations, the restrictions made coping with distressing events more difficult.
To build community during the challenging year, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted Moments of Reflection, virtual events that allowed faculty, staff, and learners to connect over Zoom and openly discuss national events that might have caused grief, sadness, anger, and fear.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 13, 2022) 鈥 The University of Kentucky is participating in a nationwide study that seeks to understand why some people have prolonged symptoms (long COVID) or develop new or returning symptoms after an acute bout of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2022) 鈥 The 海角禁区has once again teamed up with other medical schools from the state for the monthlong MedMadness Blood Donation Competition.
LEXINGTON, KY. (Jan. 11, 2022) 鈥 The world looks to The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging for answers to the mysteries of dementia, and the elderly rely on them for help in charting their path to a healthy and vigorous senior lifestyle.
For Nicholas Annichiarico, DO, last year was one of new beginnings. After completing a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the 海角禁区 College of Medicine, he joined the faculty as an assistant professor and physiatrist.
Just as Dr. Annichiarico鈥檚 career has soared to new heights, so has he 鈥 literally. In March of 2021, he started learning how to become a pilot. He has completed approximately one-fifth of his training in order to take the official flight test.
Anika Hartz never planned on becoming a scientist.
She鈥檚 a pharmacist by trade, who moved to the United States from her home of Germany in 2002 to begin her doctorate at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At the time, she had no intention of going into science.
鈥淐oming to the U.S. in 2002 changed my mind,鈥 said Hartz.
Her time at the NIH was unique and it marked a turning point for her future.
For medical students at the University of Kentucky, the COVID-19 pandemic not only shifted their learning experiences, but also demonstrated to them how prepared they are to impact the world through their future careers in medicine.
Jarrett Grace, Class of 2024, Northern Kentucky Campus
Many of Jarrett Grace鈥檚 family members work in health care fields, so they already had witnessed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients in their communities. But when they caught the virus, they felt the fear firsthand.
Devon Clifton was wide awake in his third-floor apartment as sirens rang and strong tornadoes ripped through western Kentucky late Friday, Dec. 10. The next morning, he saw 鈥済ut-wrenching鈥 destruction.
Clifton and many of his fellow students at the 海角禁区 College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus can鈥檛 drive to class without passing homes and buildings that have been flattened. The tornadoes that struck towns in western Kentucky 鈥 including Dawson Springs, Mayfield, and Bowling Green 鈥 killed more than 75 people.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 21, 2021) 鈥 Cancer patients undergoing treatment sometimes travel far from home to receive the right cancer care, which can create a financial burden. That鈥檚 why the American Cancer Society has awarded a lodging grant to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. These funds will be used to address the lodging needs of cancer patients receiving treatment in Lexington.
Martha Sim, MD, a graduate student at the College of Medicine, knew it was possible she would witness a pandemic in her lifetime, but she did not expect it to happen so early in her research career. Yet in 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly across the globe.