Research Priorities - Cardiovascular
  • Article
  • Sep 24 2024

American Heart Association CEO, Nancy Brown, highlighted the historic collaboration between the AHA and UK during her featured presentation at the annual event.

  • Article
  • Sep 23 2024

A group of researchers at UK have found a mechanism that would explain why men develop more aortic aneurysms than women.

  • Article
  • Sep 20 2024

The REBIRTH trial is hoping to provide the definitive answer as to whether bromocriptine has additional benefits to women in addition to standard medical therapy. UK is one of 50 centers across the country participating in REBIRTH.

  • Article
  • Aug 20 2024

A new project at UK will expand new avenues to develop community-engaged health equity research expertise among early-stage investigators.

  • Video
  • Aug 20 2024

The fellowship empowers undergraduates to become leaders for their respective communities by providing opportunities to develop knowledge and skills through research within UK’s Research Priority Areas.

  • Article
  • Jun 12 2024

UK Research welcomed Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., the NIH director, to the Healthy Kentucky Research Building — a space dedicated to enabling multidisciplinary teams to find solutions to reduce the health disparities greatly impacting Kentucky.

  • Podcast
  • May 1 2024

Kenneth Campbell, from the UK College of Medicine, discusses how the establishment of the Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository has significantly advanced heart muscle research worldwide.

  • Article
  • Mar 5 2024

The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) is honoring the University of Kentucky’s Vice President for Research for her foundational contributions to our understanding of the renin-angiotensin system that has broad implications for hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

  • Article
  • Jan 12 2024

The University of Kentucky will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.

  • Article
  • Oct 6 2023

The University of Kentucky will be home to a new research center focused on tobacco regulations in the Commonwealth named the Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST).