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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 15 UK Students, Alums

May 10, 2021, 8:09 AM

Recipients will receive a three-year annual stipend for a research-based master's or doctoral degree in a STEM-related field.

New Study to Provide 1st In-Depth Look at Hip Pain in Patients With Marfan Syndrome

Jan 14, 2021, 8:34 AM

The research team will take a closer look at how the muscle weakness associated with Marfan syndrome leads to problems with hip joint muscle function, muscle morphology and gait mechanics. The exact association of these factors with the onset of hip joint pain and cartilage degeneration is unknown and of particular interest to the researchers.

UK Research Could Pave Way for Noonan-like Syndrome Treatment

Jul 1, 2020, 8:16 AM

Emilia Galperin, a Kentucky College of Medicine researcher, has been awarded $1.9 million to continue research examining molecular pathogenesis of Noonan-like syndrome.

UK Research on Limb Development Featured in eLife

Oct 10, 2019, 8:23 AM

The study presents new information showing how salamanders develop limbs in a strikingly different manner compared to frogs, chickens and mice.

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UK Researcher to Study 'Memory' in Grapevines

Jun 11, 2019, 8:53 AM

Plants use memory at the molecular level to respond to stress in their environment. University of Kentucky researcher Carlos Rodríguez López has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to explore epigenetic memory, continuing research he began while living in Australia.

Sci-Fi to Reality: Superpowered Salamander May Hold Key to Human Regeneration

Jan 25, 2019, 8:49 AM

UK researchers Jeramiah Smith and Randal Voss have assembled the entire genome of the Mexican Axolotl, a salamander that is key to unlocking the secrets of regeneration with potential for life-changing clinical applications down the road.

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Researcher Studies Cancer in Africa to Understand it at Home

Oct 19, 2018, 8:48 AM

By understanding the metabolic and epigenetic risk factors for breast cancer in Nigeria, researchers like Tomi Akinyemiju can better understand why African-American women in the United States are more likely to develop this disease and can begin to develop ways to prevent the disease and develop more effective treatment.

Blood, BBQ and Ancestry.com: How One UK Neurologist Tracks Familial ALS

Aug 16, 2018, 8:21 AM

A UK neurologist who stumbled across a family with a gene mutation that can cause Lou Gehrig's Disease is merging science, medicine and family in a quest for a cure.

Boldly Going Where No Plant Has Gone Before

Jun 27, 2018, 2:34 PM

Joe Chappell in the College of Pharmacy is partnering with Space Tango to test whether sending plants to space increases their ability to produce healing properties.

UK Biology Professor to Deliver NIH’s NIGMS Early Career Investigator Lecture

Apr 11, 2018, 9:29 AM

Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor of biology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss his research on the genome of sea lampreys to a broad audience, including undergraduates interested in biomedical research. It can be watched live 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

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