Congrats to Kate Zaytseva, University oKentucky College of Medicine, for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance funding research to create new therapeutic treatments for colorectal cancer with BRAFV600E mutation.

Congrats to Doug Way, UK Libraries, for the Institute of Museum and Library Services funding his work to develop a comprehensive, shared Central and Southern Appalachian monograph collection.

Matthew Weisenberger, Ph.D., associate director of the Carbon Materials Research Group at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), has been named the American Carbon Society’s 2024 Graffin Lecturer. “Dr. Weisenberger is most deserving of this honor,” said Rodney Andrews, CAER director. “He and his team have built one of North America’s leading carbon materials research and development organizations and are the forefront of discovery and innovation in this space. I am thrilled that Dr. Weisenberger had the opportunity to share this work with the scientific community over this past year.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5qBp4r5

Congrats to Nirmal Verma on funding from the American Heart Association to study the role of diabetes-associated hyperamylinemia in stroke.

Congrats to Olga Tsyusko and Jason Unrine, University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, on the National Science Foundation funding their research in collaboration with Susan Richardson from University of South Carolina on drinking water safety

Sydney Shafer, a doctorate student at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, is using wristbands to study chemical exposure in East Palestine, OH following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials in early 2023. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ezc5eVbC

Qing Shao, from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, has been awarded more than $1.3 million from The National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine to develop AI large protein language models for biomedical applications. Shao’s project, “Structure-Function-Aware Large Protein Language Models for Enhanced Biomedical Applications,” aims to develop artificial intelligence models that can predict critical information about proteins, which could help in understanding diseases and discovering new treatments. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esqcTWSh

Congrats to Sheng Tong, University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering, on new National Science Foundation funding to study nanoscale interactions in magnetogenetics.

Congrats to Martha Tillson, UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, on the College on Problems of Drug Dependence funding her research to understand multidimensional substance use-related stigma.

Rick Bennett, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has been honored with the 2024 J. Roger Porter Award by the US Culture Collection Network. This recognition highlights Bennett’s significant contributions to the field and impact on the scientific community. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ey8MZCtw