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Markey Cancer Center Research Day Returns May 13, abstracts due March 31

Mar 28, 2025, 7:23 AM

For the 15th year, Markey Cancer Center Research Day will showcase the innovative cancer research taking place across all disciplines at UK.

71 UK students to present research at NCUR

Mar 21, 2025, 7:59 AM

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research is one of the largest events for undergraduate students to share their academic work with peers, faculty and professionals across the country.

Julie Pendergast uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythms

Mar 13, 2025, 8:04 AM

UK’s Julie Pendergast and a team of researchers are exploring how disruptions to our body’s natural circadian rhythms and sleep impact health.

AppalTRUST Seminar: The Interface of Health Economics and Tobacco Regulatory Science

Apr 30, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

AppalTRUST is honored to host Dr. David Levy, who will deliver an insightful seminar on the Tobacco Regulatory Science Program. Dr. Levy is a professor of oncology in the School of Medicine, specializing in population health, and a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a member of the Global Health Initiative faculty committee. He will present on the interface of health economics and tobacco regulatory science

Rising Stars Symposium to showcase research on substance use disorders

Mar 11, 2025, 7:53 AM

The UK Substance Use Priority Research Area will host the Rising Stars Symposium on April 17 to showcase innovative research and new findings on substance use disorders.

UK researchers uncover hidden barrier to spinal cord injury recovery

Mar 11, 2025, 7:48 AM

Dr. Andrew Stewart is investigating why treatments that could help repair and regenerate the damaged spinal cord stop working shortly after the injury has occurred.

SUPRA Rising Stars Symposium

Apr 17, 2025, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Featuring two early career addiction researchers from across the country who will share their novel and exciting findings with us, as well as a networking lunch.

Infectious Disease Day 2025

Apr 30, 2025, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

We invite you to submit an abstract to present your microbiology and/or immunology research at the 2025 Infectious Disease Research Day to be held Thursday April 3rd in the Todd Building on the UK Campus. We have an exciting program of invited keynote speakers and featured UK faculty speakers planned. All graduate students, residents, fellows, postdocs, staff and faculty are welcome to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. Our generous sponsors ThermoFisher Scientific, VWR International Sino Biological and Stem Cell Technologies will be providing cash prizes for the best abstracts.

Behavioral Health Humanities and Community Advancement Lecture Series: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson

Mar 24, 2025, 7:30 – 8:30 PM

"Disability bioethics" presenter: Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is professor emerita of English and bioethics at Emory University. She works in disability culture, bioethics, and health humanities. She is a Hastings Center Senior Advisor and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-editor of About Us: Essays from the New York Times about Disability by People with Disabilities and author of Staring: How We Look, and several other books.

Markey study sets benchmark for treatment of advanced cervical cancer

Feb 14, 2025, 7:12 AM

A new UK Markey Cancer Center study provides important insights for future clinical trials in treating advanced cervical cancer.

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