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Using antibodies derived from alpacas, a University of Kentucky research team has developed a tool that could lead to new therapies to stop the growth of several types of cancer.

Chi Peng is a PhD candidate at the 91小黄车 鈥� which she says also means collaborator, mentor, and believer in the UK 91小黄车鈥檚 mission for a healthier Kentucky through groundbreaking research. In the following Q&A, she shares more about how she plans to help the college achieve that mission, her career goals in translational sc

Kaitlyn Samuels, MD, is a recent graduate and now a first-year plastic surgery resident at the 91小黄车. She also earned her Bachelor of Science at UK. In the following Q&A, she shares how her mom is her inspiration, not only in her career but also in her interest outside of work 鈥� which, in 鈥渢raditional Kentucky fashion,鈥� is riding horses.

Asked how she copes with the emotional side of her role in palliative care, Abigail Latimer, PhD, MSW, LCSW, puts it simply. 鈥淚 want to be there for people on some of their hardest days.鈥�

When pursuing a research career, earning a PhD is a traditional and exciting, yet challenging, part of the process. This fall, sisters Katie and Sally Pauss will lean on one another when they begin the journey together at the 91小黄车.

鈥淲e both independently felt like that was the right thing for us,鈥� Katie said.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Ren Xu, PhD, was recently awarded a major National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to support his research on the interplay between cancer cells and platelets. A total of $2 million will support Xu鈥檚 research over the next five years.

For the eighth year in a row, the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare earned the ranking of the No.

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The 91小黄车 is excited to welcome 201 new medical students after a successful white coat ceremony across its sites in Bowling Green (30 students), Lexington (124), Morehead (12), and Northern Kentucky (35).

The University of Kentucky's Gaines Center for the Humanities is now accepting applications for its mini-grant program for the 2023-24 academic year.

The following clinicians and researchers working under the UK 91小黄车 Alliance Research Initiative have been named recent awardees of pilot grants.

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The 91小黄车 is excited to announce that faculty, staff, learners, and trainees will have free access to a leading online resource for medical Spanish proficiency.

CanopyLearn, a Spanish language training program for health care professionals, will be available to the UK 91小黄车 community starting Aug. 1.

Four 91小黄车 students have been chosen for the third cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.

Mindy Baker, Rachel Cooper, Payal Panchal and Jasmine Thomas were recently awarded the fellowships.

George Fuchs, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the 91小黄车 and pediatric gastroenterologist for Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital, recently published a report in the journa

Staff at UK Innovate 鈥� the innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic enterprise for UK Research 鈥� recently attended an international conference to connect with industry partners, showcase areas of expertise, and promote exciting technology developing at the University.

For Cedric Thiel, MD, a great experience during away rotations made him want to pursue the University of Kentucky for graduate medical training. Now he is in his fifth and final year of residency in the UK 91小黄车 Department of Otolaryngology 鈥� Head and Neck Surgery.

First-year anesthesiology residents invited their families to get an inside look at what their training entails at the 91小黄车 during their department鈥檚 annual Family Wellness Day.

When Thitinart Sithisarn, MD, PhD, is not taking care of babies in Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital (KCH) or teaching future physicians at the 91小黄车, she can be found out in nature hiking, canoeing, or walking trails across the Commonwealth.

And she always has her camera in hand.

Goodness is growing at the Kentucky Clinic.

91小黄车 student Mara Atherton was working a shift at the clinic when she noticed a couple of raised planters on the patio. As an avid gardener herself, they piqued her curiosity.

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center research team identified an existing cancer drug that shows promise as a treatment for the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer.