Intro

The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a series of lunch and learn workshops. Check out slides and videos from past Lunch and Learns at the bottom of this page.

All presentations will be live on zoom on Wednesdays: https://uky.zoom.us/j/87433212500 
Phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 874 3321 2500

Spring 2025

Spring 2025 Lunch & Learn Series

  • January 22, 2025

    • Presenters: Ian McClure (AVP Research Innovation/VP Healthcare Innovation, UK HealthCare)

    • Title: UK HealthCare Innovation: New Dedicated Resources to Advance Innovation for a Healthier Kentucky

  • February 12, 2025

    • Presenters: Erin Haynes (College of Public Health) and Kelly Pennell (Pigman College of Engineering)

    • Title: A Three Decade Legacy of Lessons and Impacts: Transdisciplinary Research on Health and the Environment

  • February 26, 2025

    • Presenters: Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie (UK Innovate) and Members of the UK Innovate team

    • Title: Why & How to Effectively Engage with Industry and Discuss Your Science to Advance Research

  • March 12, 2025

    • Presenters: Scott Berry (Pigman College of Engineering) and Sahar Alameh (College of Education)

    • Title: Collaborative Innovations in Pandemic Preparedness: The Role of Multidisciplinary Research in Center-Level Success

  • March 26, 2025

    • Moderators: Kevin Pearson and Nancy Schoenberg (RSP and ASP Co-directors)

    • Presenters: Mautin Barry-Hundeyin (College of Medicine), Cheavar Blair (College of Medicine), Aubrey Jones (College of Social Work), Erica Littlejohn (College of Medicine), Hend Mansoor (College of Pharmacy) and Jessica Thompson (College of Nursing)

    • Title: Dynamic and transdisciplinary research ideas from UK’s Research and ASCEND Scholars Program faculty

  • April 9, 2025

    • Moderator: Lovoria Williams (College of Nursing)

    • Presenters: Belinda Smith (Office of Research Integrity), Shemeka Thorpe (College of Education), Daniela DiGiacomo (College of Communication and Information) and Jeff Fugate (College of Design)

    • Title: Community-Academic Partnerships to Promote Research Excellence

Previous Lunch and Learns

Previous Lunch & Learns:

Previous presentation slides are also available to UK faculty, staff and students on our SharePoint site (linkblue login required) and videos are available on Microsoft Sharepoint (linkblue login required).

  • December 4, 2024
    Topic: Resources and Opportunities at the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
    Presenters: Katherine Hartmann (Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science)

  • November 20, 2024
    Topic: Telling Your Story: How to Advocate for and Communicate About Your Research
    Presenters: Eric King (Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations)

  • November 6, 2024
    Topic: The HEALing Communities Study: Outcomes and Lessons Learned
    Presenters: Sharon Walsh (Director, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research), Hannah Knudsen (College of Medicine), Doug Oyler (College of Pharmacy) and Dustin Miracle (College of Pharmacy)

  • October 16, 2024
    Topic: Introducing the Research Leadership Academy’s New Emergent Research Themes
    Presenters: Linda Dwoskin (Senior Associate Vice President for Research) and Kathy Grzech (Executive Director, Proposal Development Office)

  • October 2, 2024
    Topic: Using AI to Enhance Research
    Presenters: James Griffioen (Director, UK Center for Computational Sciences) and Cody Bumgardner (Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

  • September 18, 2024
    Topic: Excel Research Initiatives: A Partnership Between Research and Clinical Practice
    Presenters: Robert DiPaola (Provost) and Katherine Hartmann (Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science)

  • September 4, 2024
    Topic: Biostatistical Resources at UK
    Presenters: Katherine Thompson (Director, Predictive Analytics and Data Science (PADS) Hub), Emily Slade (Director, Biostatistics Consulting and Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Lab, Biostat CIRCL), Philip Westgate (Acting Chair, Department of Biostatistics) and Heidi Weiss (Professor and Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource Facility, and Markey Cancer Center)