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Under Construction: A New Resource to Target Health Disparities

Research Building 2 (RB2) is a precious resource and a vehicle for UK to reduce the health disparities that most impact Kentucky.

UK Awarded $11.2 Million Grant to Launch New Center for Cancer and Metabolism

UK announces $11.2 million NIH grant for cancer and metabolism center that supports research by junior faculty.

John van Nagell Shares the Legacy of the Ovarian Cancer Screening Program

John R. van Nagell, Jr. has worked with countless patients, faculty and students, but his lasting legacy will likely be the Ovarian Cancer Screening Program at the Markey Cancer Center.

Ovarian Cancer Screening with John R. van Nagell, Jr.

Dr. John van Nagell spent his career at UK diagnosing and treating patients, and mentoring and teaching young doctors, but his lasting legacy will likely be his research.

Proposed Clinical Trial Could Change the Game for Deadly Type of Breast Cancer

A newly proposed clinical trial could change how deadly triple-negative breast cancer is treated.

Alternative Splicing of RNA Shows Potential as Drug Target for Obesity, Cancer

Stamm's work shows the function of snoRNAs in regulating alternative splicing.

New Life Breathed into Lung Cancer Study Initiated 15 Years Ago

Doug Andres is exploring the link between RIT1 mutations and lung cancer.

A Lung Cancer Discovery 15 Years in the Making

Fifteen years ago Douglas Andres and his team produced data that showed mutations in an on-off switch called RIT1 are a novel driver for human lung cancer.

Improving Health Disparities Through Nursing Research

Jenna Hatcher is taking preventive health care into the emergency department, “because for many Kentuckians that’s where they find their medical home."

Markey's D'Orazio Receives Funding to Further Skin Cancer Research

John D'Orazio studies hormonal pathways that protect the skin from sun damage and repair DNA.

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