“We used to think that aging-related memory and thinking decline meant one thing: a disease called Alzheimer’s disease. Now we know that the disease we were calling Alzheimer’s disease is actually many different conditions, often in combination."
"When I came to the U.S. and was confronted with the health care system here, I wasn’t comfortable practicing medicine without doing something to serve people who don’t have proper access to care because they’re uninsured or far from services."
The team suggests a number of changes to help rebuild trust and reduce stigma for opioid use disorder in rural communities; they also suggest that wholesalers change algorithms to track buprenorphine separately from other opioids.
Coal-to-carbon fiber research shows great promise to positively impact the nation’s sluggish coal industry. In 2019, U.S. coal production, consumption and employment reached their lowest levels in 40 years.
ARD is an annual event hosted by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CEHR) to share results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia.
“I have two loves and two passions: administration and research. I have developed several programs from the ground up and am excited to have a direct impact on research in the College of Health Sciences.”
The University of Kentucky Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) hosted their first Research Pitch Competition where 19 postdocs and fellows showcased their research with one-minute elevator pitches.
"Most of the work on emotional burden has focused primarily on white women and motherhood. This research is really the first of its kind. My hope is that we identify trends to help improve organizational inclusivity and combat injustice and inequity."
PDS0203 stands out among COVID-19 vaccines currently in development because it includes a vaccine technology pioneered by PDS Biotech called Versamune®, which stimulates important parts of the immune system to activate T cells.
Thorson has 189 publications with over 11,000 citations, is an inventor on 27 patents and was most recently recognized for his role in securing the prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant.
