A UK neurologist who stumbled across a family with a gene mutation that can cause Lou Gehrig's Disease is merging science, medicine and family in a quest for a cure.
The UK Markey Cancer Center announced Friday that the National Cancer Institute renewed its national cancer center designation for the next five years. Markey remains one of only 70 NCI-designated centers in the country and the only one in Kentucky.
STAT News, a division of the Boston Globe, has published a story about the work of Dr. Edward Kasarskis and his team, who study a familial form of ALS.
The new Center for Health Equity Transformation aims to grow health equity research at the University of Kentucky by training and providing professional development guidance to those interested in studying and addressing health disparities.
Aria Byrd, a doctoral candidate in the UK College of Medicine, has been selected to participate in a rigorous six-month program aiming to create the next generation of science advocates.
The Kentucky Cancer Registry has received a $2.6 million contract from the National Cancer Institute to continue its participation in the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results program.
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), University of Kentucky, University of Utah Health, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), are soliciting applications!
