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UK’s Sanders-Brown Researchers Discover Polyamines Prevent Collection of Alzheimer’s Disease Protein
A study by several researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) was recently highlighted in AlzForum. The study focuses on polyamines, the nitrogen-packed aliphatic...
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Posted - Jun 7Read More
Publications for the month of May 2021
The Department had twelve publications listed in PubMed for the month of May 2021.1: Zhang Z, Cheng L, Zhang Q, Kong Y, He D, Li K, Rea M, Wang J, Wang R, Liu J, Li Z, Yuan C, Liu E, Fondufe-Mittendorf YN, Li...
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New UK Research May Offer Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 4, 2021) — University of Kentucky Department of Neuroscience Professor Greg Gerhardt, Ph.D., hypothesizes that the balance of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) — two main...
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VITAL: An Alliance Building the Infrastructure to Expand UK’s Disease Research Capability
Beth Garvy, PhD, and Sidney Whiteheart, PhD, originally planned to study blood clotting in HIV-positive patients when they first approached one another to establish a unified research team. Then COVID-19...
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Posted - May 24Read More
MSMS Program Prepares Shaw Powell for Research Career
In elementary school, Shaw Powell’s favorite subjects were art, physical education, and science, and in that order. Interestingly, the Northern Kentucky native’s career has followed this same trajectory.First...
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COVID-19 Devastation in India Hits Home for Many South Asian Americans at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 18, 2021) – Though she grew up in California, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center research assistant Sumati Hasani spent many summers of her childhood visiting her extended family...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 15 UK Students, Alums
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 10, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that 10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National...
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Posted - May 10Read More
Publications for the month of April 2021
The Department had nine publications listed in PubMed for the month of April 2021.1: Erfani S, Hua H, Pan Y, Zhou BP, Yang XH. The Context-Dependent Impact of Integrin-Associated CD151 and Other Tetraspanins...
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3 Wildcats Awarded 2021-22 Goldwater Scholarship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that three Wildcats — biology students Kayli Bolton, Zoe Hert and Carly Karrick — have been...
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Publications for the month of March 2021
The Department had seven publications listed in PubMed for the month of March 2021.1: Bondada V, Gal J, Mashburn C, Rodgers DW, Larochelle KE, Croall DE, Geddes JW. The C2 domain of calpain 5 contributes to...
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College of Medicine Departments Make Strides in 2020 Blue Ridge Rankings
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine would like to recognize and congratulate its departments that made it in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) 2020 rankings.BRIMR rankings,...
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Posted - Mar 30Read More
Publications for the month of February 2021
The Department had seven publications listed in PubMed for the month of February 2021.1: Hubbard WB, Banerjee M, Vekaria H, Prakhya KS, Joshi S, Wang QJ, Saatman KE, Whiteheart SW, Sullivan PG. Differential...
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BEAM: An Alliance Developing Therapies Targeting Brain Metabolism to Treat Disease
Brain metabolism is the process by which the brain converts nutrients into energy and small molecule signals. When there are breakdowns in brain metabolism, this can lead to serious neurological diseases...
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Posted - Feb 22Read More
'Behind the Blue': Rebecca Dutch Discusses Current Efforts in Fighting COVID-19
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2021) — Rebecca Dutch, chair of the University of Kentucky's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, continues to help lead researchers and faculty from multiple disciplines...
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Publications for the month of January 2021
The Department had eleven publications listed in PubMed for the month of January 2021.1: Stanback AE, Conroy LR, Young LEA, Hawkinson TR, Markussen KH, Clarke HA, Allison DB, Sun RC. Regional N-glycan and...
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CURE Alliance: Paving the Way for Fighting COVID-19
In early 2020, shortly after SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, was first detected in Wuhan, China, the public learned of the virus’s devastating consequences and the dangers of its spread. But much...
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