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Clinical Trial at UK Will Test If COVID-19 Vaccine Prevents Transmission and Infection Among Post-Secondary Students

This study will help definitively answer whether the FDA-authorized Moderna COVID-19 vaccine prevents the spread of the virus, and not just illness in the person who is vaccinated.

Study Associates Use of TNF Alpha Inhibitors in Crohn’s Disease with Increased Risk of MS

Findings from the study were recently published in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

Earth Day Symposium Highlights Impact of Environment on Human Health

The John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health Symposium honors the legacy of its namesake, a pathologist who, over 50 years ago, connected air pollution with lung disease. The 2021 Symposium is April 22 from noon to 3 p.m EDT.

Acclaimed Historian and Author John M. Barry to Speak at CCTS Conference Today

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science kicks off its Spring Research Days with a keynote panel featuring acclaimed author John M. Barry. His 2004 book “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” was a New York Times bestseller and named by the National Academies of Science as the year’s outstanding book on science or medicine.

Ongoing Survey Shows Changes in Behaviors, Attitudes Over First Year of Pandemic

More than 1,500 people completed brief surveys designed to understand how Kentuckians are responding to the pandemic, with new findings revealing changes in COVID-19 prevention behaviors and attitudes about vaccination.

DREAM Program Expands Community, Career Development for Health Equity Researchers from Underrepresented Minorities

The program has supported the training of underrepresented pre-docs, post-docs and assistant professors at the University of Kentucky committed to health equity research.

New Research Illuminates School Staff Experiences through COVID-19

When respondents were asked what five words best characterized how they felt during the Fall 2020 semester, the most common responses were “anxious,” “overwhelmed,” “stress,” “tired” and “worry.”

UK and Baptist Health Lexington, Norton Health Care Begin Recruiting Participants for Phase 3 COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Clinical Trial

Janssen’s AdVac® technology was used to develop Janssen’s Ebola vaccine regimen and is the basis for its HIV, RSV and Zika vaccine candidates.

Clinical Research Coordinator 101

Sponsored by the UK CCTS and UK Office of Research Integrity 

FY21 COBRE Research Project Funding Opportunity Request for Nominations

The UK Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation (CPRI) is currently seeking nominations for new COBRE project leaders.