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Greg Gerhardt: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A Greg A. Gerhardt, Ph.D., is a professor in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience and holds the Charles D. Lucas Jr. Professorship for Parkinson’s Disease Research. His research has focused on “bench to-bedside” development of novel therapeutics and disease-modifying therapi...

Could a dementia drug help treat alcohol withdrawal? UK researchers explore possibility A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain inflammation associated with alcohol withdrawal — a discovery that could ev...

5 UK faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate research mentoring Research 5 UK faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate research mentoring By Isabelle Muccio May 8, 2026 From left: Warren Alilain, Lance Johnson, Carol Street, Bruno Menarim and Sybil Gotsch. Photo courtesy of UK Office for Undergraduate Research. LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 8, 2026) — Five Univer...

Tick talk: UK researcher targets Lyme disease with 2 grants Brian Stevenson, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics and the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Entomology, is leading two separate but related studies aimed at fighting Lyme disease...

UK study finds blood clues to serious side effects of new Alzheimer’s drug A team of University of Kentucky researchers has uncovered a surprising clue in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease that could help doctors predict, and ultimately prevent, a common side effect of the newest generation of Alzheimer’s therapies. Their findings, recently published in Nature Com...

Sanders-Brown researcher honored at annual ‘We Back Pat’ basketball game Each year UK Athletics, UK HealthCare and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging partner for a game commemorating legendary women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt — a beloved leader and fierce Southeastern Conference competitor, who battled Alzheimer’s disease with remarkable courage. This event p...

‘UK at the Half:’ UK team creates a ‘cellular symphony’ to decode disease Research ‘UK at the Half:’ UK team creates a ‘cellular symphony’ to decode disease By Tom Musgrave Thursday University of Kentucky professors, from left, Luke Bradley, Michael Baker and Timothy Moyers are researching the application of data sonification to study mutations in cells. Photos pr...

Dr. Nate Helsley earns national recognition for lipid research This spring, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) recognized University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Robert “Nate” Helsley, PhD, with the 2025 Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research. This distinction highlights his exceptional contribu...

‘Research Made Possible’: John Gensel and Lyric Johnson on neurotrauma research Research ‘Research Made Possible’: John Gensel and Lyric Johnson on neurotrauma research By Erin Wickey Monday Podcast produced by UK Research Communications. To view captions, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on th...

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates reopening of renovated research facilities On Monday, the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of its newly renovated research facilities, marking a major milestone in the center’s decades-long mission to advance brain health and aging research. The $28 milli...