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The new Center for Health Equity Transformation aims to grow health equity research at the University of Kentucky by training and providing professional development guidance to those interested in studying and addressing health disparities.

The Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) has received a $2.6 million contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue its participation in the NCI’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted three regional schools for the seventh annual “Meet the Researchers Day.”

The annual spring conference of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy connected health advocates from across Kentucky to discuss how to promote smoke-free environments, and honor advocates for their work in making their communities and schools healthier.

Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor of biology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss his research on the genome of sea lampreys to a broad audience, including undergraduates interested in biomedical research. It can be watched live 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health has released the full agenda for the fourth annual Appalachian Research Day, "Come Sit on the Porch." The event shares results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia and will be held Wednesday, April 18 at the First Federal Center in Hazard.

UK researchers are participating in a project to grow a plant which can be used in medications to fight malaria.

Dr. Maya Guglin presented data that shows adding beta blockers or ACE inhibitors to a chemotherapy regimen for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer significantly reduces cardiotoxicity.

CTOP is educating and empowering UK undergrads, from Kentucky’s Appalachian counties, through hands-on cancer research, clinical observation and shadowing, classroom and workshop learning, and community outreach in the participants’ own towns and neighborhoods.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare announced Friday that it has joined the Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network, further expanding its relationship with the University of Kentucky.