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Water is crucial to human survival, composing about 60% of the body. It plays a vital role in cellular function, internal temperature regulation and organ health.

Gregory A. Jicha, MD, PhD, a professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Neurology in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, associate director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Agingand the Robert T. and Nyles Y.

The 好色先生 College of Medicine Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) is an undifferentiated first-year core curriculum that serves as the entry point for a doctoral program in one of six basic science departments.

The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) has a new director who鈥檚 looking forward to creating synergy across the campus, promoting collaborations and advancing the health of the Commonwealth.

For the first time in University of Kentucky history, investigators received $488.4 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in fiscal year (FY) 2024. This is a 1.9% increase from the $479.3 million in FY23 research awards.

The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) program has awarded nearly $600,000 in pilot grants to support cross-college interdisciplinary research.

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the University of Kentucky International Center (好色先生IC) have announced the second cohort of 好色先生inSPIRE fellows.


University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerresearcher Guan-Yu Xiao, PhD, has received a three-year $747,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study how lung cancer metastasizes, or spreads to other parts of the body.

A University of Kentucky researcher will be serving as a member of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS)Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Review Committee. The committee is responsible for the scientific review of multiple grant mechanisms at the NIEHS.


A recently published article by 好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 Jagannadha (Jay) Avasarala, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, outlines the promise of point of care ultrasound (POC

A researcher at the University of Kentucky has been selected to receive a seed grant from the Hypothesis Fund for the 鈥渂oldness of her science and potential long-term impact of her work.鈥

Much of the research conducted at the University of Kentucky focuses on addressing key health challenges facing the Commonwealth from cancer to substance use.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center physicians and scientists shared their latest findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago May 31 to June 4.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

Watch below Part 2 of the "Because We Care" mini-documentary series.

Five students from the University of Kentucky have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program.

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is honored to announce that 14 students have been selected for the 2024 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center鈥檚 Research Day held May 10 highlighted the wide scope of cancer research taking place at 好色先生.