Dr. Philip Kern is a diabetes expert working to understand diabetes on a molecular level. The NIH-funded CCTS and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center are critical to that research.
With NIH support, Barb Nikolajczyk focuses on the origins of obesity and type 2 diabetes, preventative measures and new treatments for these chronic diseases.
The CURE Fellowship provides students with the opportunity to engage in impactful, faculty-mentored research within seven of UK’s eight Research Priority Areas
A collaborative research grant project, spearheaded by UK, aims to understand food assistance programs and their impact on youth’s health outcomes in the country.
Learn how UK’s Alison Gustafson is forming partnerships across campus and in communities throughout the Commonwealth to address issues around food insecurity and how those issues affect the health of Kentuckians.
UK’s Alison Gustafson leads a team of researchers, clinicians, community partners, health care partners and food commodity producers to address food insecurity and its impact on the health of Kentuckians.
Scholars are selected based on their academic achievements and a statement of interest in research. Four students were selected as 2024-25 Physiology Scholars.
