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Jay Avasarala

UK neurologist aims to stop a preventable cause of blindness

Nov 7, 2025, 7:24 AM

Jay Avasarala’s latest study reveals a critical blind spot in how emergency departments across the globe diagnose a condition known as giant cell arteritis (GCA), which is blood vessel inflammation that can suddenly block blood flow to the eye, causing blindness.

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Gill Affiliate Network celebrates 11th annual conference

Nov 5, 2025, 7:31 AM

UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Affiliate Network held its 11th annual conference Nov. 4, bringing together a wide range of experts to learn and discuss the latest advancements and trends in cardiovascular medicine.

Winners of the Saha Award for Cardiovascular Research and Education

UK’s Saha Cardiovascular Research Center celebrates innovation, 20 years of excellence

Oct 15, 2025, 7:41 AM

UK’s Saha Cardiovascular Research Center celebrated two decades of cardiovascular research excellence as well as the achievements of the field’s rising stars at the 27th annual Cardiovascular Research Day.

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UK engineering researcher leads NSF‑funded initiative to model heart fibrosis with machine learning

Jul 22, 2025, 7:27 AM

Researchers at UK are teaming up with researchers at Michigan State University to develop cutting-edge simulations of heart disease progression.

Kenneth S. Campbell, Ph.D.

Kenneth S. Campbell: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Jul 17, 2025, 6:56 AM

Kenneth S. Campbell, professor of cardiovascular medicine and physiology in the UK College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Vincent Venditto, Ph.D., and Dave Feola, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Helping the heart heal itself — UK researchers lead new treatment effort

Jun 30, 2025, 7:44 AM

Vincent Venditto and Dave Feola at the UK College of Pharmacy have been awarded a $1 million grant from the NIH to develop a new therapy for one of the most dangerous consequences of a heart attack: post-heart attack inflammation.

Hong Lu, M.D., Ph.D.

UK’s Lu recognized by American Heart Association for pioneering cardiovascular health research

Jun 18, 2025, 7:42 AM

A prominent cardiovascular health researcher at UK whose work is internationally recognized in the field of vascular biology, has been honored for her groundbreaking work by the American Heart Association.

Sixteen undergraduates have been selected for the 2025 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

16 students awarded CURE Fellowships

May 22, 2025, 7:44 AM

The CURE Fellowship provides students with the opportunity to engage in impactful, faculty-mentored research within seven of UK’s eight Research Priority Areas

Vince Venditto

Research Advancing Kentucky: Predicting and preventing heart attacks, strokes

May 16, 2025, 9:02 AM

With NIH support, Vince Venditto identified a cardiovascular biomarker that helps predicts risk of heart attack or stroke. He seeks to harness the immune system for treatment and prevention.

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Dive deep into preventative cardiology at the annual T.F. Whayne Cardiovascular Symposium

Mar 31, 2025, 8:21 AM

Join experts from the UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute to learn about promoting healthy lifestyles and disease prevention.

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