Research advancing Kentucky: Helping Kentucky breathe easier
Researchers at the University of Kentucky play an important role in advancing the health, well-being and future of our Commonwealth.
Much of that work is done with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That support allows our researchers to find answers to many of the critical health issues facing Kentuckians.
Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.
A native Kentuckian, Sturgill is an assistant professor in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics and joint faculty in the Department of Physiology.
Her NIH-funded research focuses on immune mechanisms in lung disease and critical illness, and translational approaches to patient care. Sturgill also works to support high-impact biomedical research in her role as co-director of the Flow Cytometry and Immune Monitoring Core facility.
“Overall, my research helps Kentuckians breathe better. Kentucky leads the nation in lung disease so a better understanding of how we can improve lung health would have a significant impact on the Bluegrass State,” said Sturgill. “My hope is that the research we are so passionate about can continue so that we can make the Commonwealth a healthier state.”
Sturgill and other members of the research community shared the importance of NIH-funded research at UK in this video series from Research Communications.
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