LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2022) — Hundreds of researchers, students and guests attended the 24th University of Kentucky Cardiovascular Research Day astatine the Central Bank Center, an yearly lawsuit that celebrates innovative probe successful cardiovascular health.
After opening remarks by Gregory Graf, Ph.D., subordinate manager of UK's Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, respective distinguished speakers presented their research.
Moriel Vandsburger, Ph.D., the Timothy and Karen Guertin Chair successful Bioengineering astatine the University of California, Berkley, gave the Distinguished Alumni Presentation, “How non-invasive imaging of physiology tin accelerate the adjacent procreation of cardiovascular illness probe and development.”
Matt Devalaraja, D.V.M., Ph.D., a UK alumnus and laminitis and CEO of Nipuna Therapeutics, presented, “Entrepreneurism successful Science: A multidisciplinary effort to construe from seat to bedside” arsenic the Professional Development Presentation.
Scott Cameron, M.D., Ph.D., conception caput of vascular medicine astatine Cleveland Clinic, was honored with the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Early Career Award. He presented, “Thrombo-olfaction: Curing arterial aneurysms done platelet olfactory receptors.”
Kathryn Moore, Ph.D., the Jean and David Blechman Professor of Cardiology successful the compartment biology section astatine New York University, was honored with the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Outstanding Contributions successful Cardiovascular Research award.
The Saha Aortic Center Awards were besides presented astatine the lawsuit to admit excellence successful objective service, research and acquisition astatine the University of Kentucky arsenic it pertains to aortic wellness and treatment.
The winners are:
- Award for Excellence successful Aortic Clinical Care – Brittney Tiggelaar;
- Award for Excellence successful Aortic Research – Vashisht Madabhushi, M.D.; and
- Award for Excellence successful Aortic Education – Rebecca Phillip, M.D.
The Saha Awards for Cardiovascular Research and Education admit the achievements of students who’ve shown an involvement successful cardiovascular medicine and nursing. One grant honors a squad of nurses for their creativity and innovation successful cardiovascular diligent education.
The winners are:
- University of Kentucky M.D., Ph.D. Student Award – Timothy Libecap;
- University of Kentucky Medical Student Award – Olivia Honaker Millay;
- University of Kentucky Nursing Student Award – Geunyeong Cha;
- Eastern Kentucky Nursing Student Award – David Carpenter; and
- Paula Fritz, RN Patient Education Award – VAD Team: Julia Jones, Amber Bach, Miriam Lewis, Heather Thompson and Rachel Unger.
Judged poster sessions concluded with an awards ceremonial recognizing the champion presentations successful 5 categories: Staff, Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Student and Undergraduate Student, on with a new, five-minute rapid-fire presumption opportunity.
The winners are:
- Rapid Fire Presentation: Samantha Xu, Baylor College of Medicine
- Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentations:
- David Graf, Mississippi State University
- Katelyn Collins, University of Kentucky
- David Schneider, Centre College
- Outstanding Staff Poster Presentation: Ting Zhou, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Graduate Student Poster Presentation
- 3rd spot - Alex Pettey, University of Kentucky
- 2nd spot - Holly Sucharski, Ohio State University
- Deneys Van Der Westhuyzen Award – Mikala Zelows, University of Kentucky
- Postdoc Poster Presentations
- 2nd spot – Kimberly Rebello, Baylor College of Medicine
- Steward Whitman Award – Abhilash Prabhat, University of Kentucky
The lawsuit was made imaginable by enactment from the UK Cardiovascular Research Priority Area, the UK HealthCare Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and the UK Saha Aortic Center.
The University of Kentucky is progressively the archetypal prime for students, module and unit to prosecute their passions and their nonrecreational goals. In the past 2 years, Forbes has named UK among the champion employers for diversity, and INSIGHT into Diversity recognized america arsenic a Diversity Champion 4 years running. UK is ranked among the apical 30 campuses successful the federation for LGBTQ* inclusion and safety. UK has been judged a “Great College to Work for" three years successful a row, and UK is among lone 22 universities successful the state connected Forbes' database of "America's Best Employers." We are ranked among the apical 10 percent of nationalist institutions for probe expenditures — a tangible awesome of our breadth and extent arsenic a assemblage focused connected find that changes lives and communities. And our patients cognize and admit the information that UK HealthCare has been named the state’s apical infirmary for 5 consecutive years. Accolades and honors are great. But they are much important for what they represent: the thought that creating a assemblage of belonging and committedness to excellence is however we grant our ngo to beryllium not simply the University of Kentucky, but the University for Kentucky.
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