Research News

UK Celebrates 10 Years of Markey Research Day

May 13, 2019, 9:58 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center celebrated 10 years of Markey Research Day this past Tuesday, May 7, 2019, with nearly 450 attendees, 138 poster presentations and oral presentations.

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Markey Announces First Cohort of High School Students for ACTION Program

May 7, 2019, 11:36 AM

After reviewing more than 90 applications for the program, a Markey committee has selected 20 high school students to enroll in the ACTION program for the 2019 class.

UK Chemists Study New Cancer Therapies

May 7, 2019, 11:07 AM

The team led by Glazer and Heidary is currently focusing on structure-based drug design to try to target a specific enzyme that is involved in cancer initiation, malignant progression and, most important, resistance to chemotherapy. And they have had some recent success.

Markey Hosting OncLive Summit on Neuroendocrine Tumors

Mar 18, 2019, 8:52 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is hosting OncLive’s State of the Science Summit with a focus on neuroendocrine tumors on Saturday, April 20, 2019.

ACA Medicaid Expansion Increases Colon Cancer Screenings, Survival in Ky

Feb 25, 2019, 9:05 AM

A University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link between the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and the impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians.

Clinical Trial Gives UK Pathologist New Hope

Feb 5, 2019, 9:25 AM

As a pathologist at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Charles Lutz helps patients behind the scenes, matching patients who need both solid organ and bone marrow transplants with appropriate donors. But when he was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer in 2011, Lutz found himself on the other side of the table.