Markey Cancer Center

UK Part of $11 Million Project Funded by NCI to Combat Cervical Cancer in Appalachia

Jun 12, 2019, 10:51 AM

A new public health initiative supported by $11 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute aims to address the burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia.

Markey, LLS Host Eighth Annual “Meet the Researchers” Day

May 21, 2019, 10:25 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted their eighth annual “Meet the Researchers” Day. This event is a field trip given as a prize to two schools in the region who successfully raised more than $1,000 for the LLS’s Pennies for Patients campaign.

UK Celebrates 10 Years of Markey Research Day

May 13, 2019, 9:58 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center celebrated 10 years of Markey Research Day this past Tuesday, May 7, 2019, with nearly 450 attendees, 138 poster presentations and oral presentations.

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Markey Announces First Cohort of High School Students for ACTION Program

May 7, 2019, 11:36 AM

After reviewing more than 90 applications for the program, a Markey committee has selected 20 high school students to enroll in the ACTION program for the 2019 class.

New NanoString nCounter SPRINT Profiler Available

The Genomics Core Laboratory and the MCC Oncogenomics Shared Resource Facility have a new NanoString nCounter SPRINT Profiler available for use.

Markey Hosting OncLive Summit on Neuroendocrine Tumors

Mar 18, 2019, 8:52 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is hosting OncLive’s State of the Science Summit with a focus on neuroendocrine tumors on Saturday, April 20, 2019.

ACA Medicaid Expansion Increases Colon Cancer Screenings, Survival in Ky

Feb 25, 2019, 9:05 AM

A University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link between the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and the impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians.

Clinical Trial Gives UK Pathologist New Hope

Feb 5, 2019, 9:25 AM

As a pathologist at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Charles Lutz helps patients behind the scenes, matching patients who need both solid organ and bone marrow transplants with appropriate donors. But when he was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer in 2011, Lutz found himself on the other side of the table.

UK Study Shows Promise Toward Prevention of Melanoma

Jan 15, 2019, 10:33 AM

In a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a team of University of Kentucky researchers have discovered specific protein interactions that may help cells resist ultraviolet (UV) damage and carcinogenesis.

Daret St. Clair Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from International Society

Nov 27, 2018, 9:25 AM

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Daret St. Clair, Ph.D., has been named the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient from the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (SfRBM).

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