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Zebrafish research reveals new hope for pediatric cancer

At UK's Markey Cancer Center, Jennifer Blackburn is researching a tiny tropical fish with the hope of impacting the way we treat pediatric cancer.

UK researchers uncover key brain cell communication breakdown in Alzheimer’s disease

A team of researchers at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging now have a better understanding of how the brain’s support cells communicate with blood vessels — a process that goes awry in Alzheimer’s disease.

ReSEED Lunch & Learn: Diversifying Your Research Funding Portfolio - Part 2

Join us for a presentation by Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie, MS, R&D Partnerships Manager for UK Innovate. Participants will learn about opportunities to diversify their research funding portfolio.

Register for the 10th annual Neuroscience Symposium

The Neuroscience Research Priority Area’s 10th annual Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium will be Nov. 6-7 in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

Rising Stars Symposium to recognize innovative substance use disorder researchers

UK’s Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) will host the Rising Stars Symposium on Oct. 21 to highlight different perspectives in research on substance use disorders.

15th annual Marksbery Symposium on Aging to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1

The 15th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia, an educational event for both the scientific community and the public, will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2025.

‘Research Made Possible’: John Gensel and Lyric Johnson on neurotrauma research

In this “Research Made Possible” podcast, Dr. John Gensel discusses the All Access Research Training Scholars (AARTS) program at UK.

Undergraduate research focus of alumni panel

The Office of Undergraduate Research will host the 2025 Research Alumni Career Panel on Sept. 23, in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building

Markey ACTION students give voice to Appalachian cancer crisis in latest book

A new book by students in Markey’s ACTION program shares their perspectives on Appalachia’s cancer crisis through fictional stories and poems.

Smoking status should influence lung cancer staging, new study shows

The UK Markey Cancer Center’s Graham Warren and international collaborators led a groundbreaking study that could change the way lung cancer is diagnosed and treated.