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Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution

Nobel winner’s journey from campus to cure: ‘Cracking the Code’ film coming to Kentucky Theatre

Oct 16, 2025, 7:46 AM

“Cracking the Code” chronicles the life of Nobel laureate Phil Sharp, from his humble beginnings on a Kentucky farm to his groundbreaking discovery of RNA splicing at MIT.

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.

Hong S. Lu, MD, PhD
USTiCR@UK Program Leadership

Location: 741 South Limestone Street, Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building, Rm: B249
Phone: 859-323-4639
Email: Hong.Lu@uky.edu

AHA CEO keynotes UK Cardiovascular Research Day, touts 75-year collaboration

Sep 24, 2024, 7:23 AM

American Heart Association CEO, Nancy Brown, highlighted the historic collaboration between the AHA and UK during her featured presentation at the annual event.

Healthy Hearts for Women event marks 10 years of raising awareness

Jan 12, 2024, 7:22 AM

UK will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.

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AHA awards UK’s Daugherty $1 million to study new heart disease treatments

Jun 1, 2023, 7:02 AM

Alan Daugherty, Ph.D., D.Sc., has been named as one of two nationwide recipients of the American Heart Association Merit Award and will receive $1 million for a five-year research project.

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UK’s Daugherty honored for transformative work with American Heart Association journal

May 17, 2023, 7:13 AM

A University of Kentucky expert in cardiovascular health is being honored for his role in leading one of the American Heart Association's journals.

9th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium

Feb 3, 2023, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The ninth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will return to an in-person event this year and feature nationally recognized expert panelists from Baylor, Emory, UCLA, and Yale, as well as the University of Kentucky. The event is sponsored by the UK College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, UK Gill Heart Institute, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, and Markey Cancer Center. Tentative Schedule 8:15-8:30 a.m. Introductions

American Heart Association honors UK researcher’s impact on cardiovascular health

Nov 17, 2022, 7:11 AM

Alan Daugherty, Ph.D., D.Sc., was named the 2022 George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecturer at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions.

Dr. Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
Gill Foundation Chair of Preventive Medicine

Location: 741 South Limestone Street, Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building, Rm: B243, Lexington, KY 40536-0509
Phone: 859-323-3512
Email: adaugh@uky.edu

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