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  • Headshot of Laneshia Conner, PhD, a Black woman in her 30s with long straight hair; she's smiling at the camera wearing salmon/blue/gray striped sweater and a blue turtle neck. In the blurred background is a maroon wall with large portraits.
    • Feb 15 2023

    Dr. Connor’s research program is centered on improving scientific knowledge about HIV risk reduction strategies that are acceptable and feasible for older Black women.

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    • Feb 13 2023

    Lexington, KY. (Feb. 14, 2023) – The UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is now accepting abstracts and mentor award nominations for its 18th Annual Spring Conference, to be held Monday, March 27 in-person at the Gatton Student Center.

  • Participate in Research
    • Jan 30 2023

    Participating in health research is a way for everyone to join the process of discovery and learn more about your own health.

  • Faculty photo of Dr. Gerald Supinski, a white man in his 50s or 60s with kind eyes, wearing a black suit, white collared shirt, and gray striped tie.
    • Jan 27 2023

     

    Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2023) – We are deeply saddened to share that our colleague Gerald Supinski, MD, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 71.

  • Dr. Susan Smyth, a white woman with blond, shoulder length hair, stands in a  white room with floor to ceiling windows behind her. She's wearing a royal blue v-neck dress and several bracelets.
    • Jan 27 2023

     

    Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 26)— With much grief we share that national icon of translational research and medical education Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, died of cancer on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 57.

  • Logo for the 2023 CCTS Spring Conference. Three black human figures of different heights stand on white ladders of different heights so that all the figures' heads are at the same equitable height. In the background are the silhouettes of mountains in shades of blue, suggesting Appalachia. Above the human figures, white text reads "Translating Equity into Action", with the UK CCTS Logo in white at the very top. At the bottom of the image, white text reads "18th Annual CCTS Spring Conference: March 27, 2023"
    • Jan 23 2023

     

    Lexington, KY. (Jan. 24, 2023) – The UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is now accepting abstracts and mentor award nominations for its 18th Annual Spring Conference, to be held Monday, March 27 in-person at the Gatton Student Center.

  • Erin Haynes
    • Dec 13 2022

    The mission of the NTP is to collaborate with partners to identify potentially hazardous substances and evaluate their effects for human health.

  • Headshot of Mautin Barry-Hundeyin, MD. She's a young Black woman with chin-length, straight hair and she's smiling at the camera. She's wearing a black suit jacket.
    • Dec 12 2022

    Her KL2 project is investigates macrophage regulation of peritoneal carcinomatosis in gastric adenocarcinoma.

  • A clinical trial participant receives an infusion.
    • Dec 9 2022

    The UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is among the first locations testing promising new Alzheimer's drug, with study coordination and research nursing services provided by the CCTS.

  • Headshot of Linda Dwoskin, PhD. She's a white middle-aged woman with chin-length dark brown hair, thin-framed rectangular glasses, and pearl earrings. She's wearing a periwinkle shirt and smiling.
    • Dec 8 2022

    The NAI Fellows Program highlights individuals who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.