University of Kentucky Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

News & Information Archive

Congratulations to Andrew Morris, Hong Lu and Nancy Webb for their recent announcements of new funding.

Christopher Haggerty is a post doc in the laboratory of Brandon Fornwalt, an NIH fellow on T32 HL91812-05 and is now published as first author in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Congratulations!Congratulations to Dr. Prabhakara Nagareddy on the receipt of a three year post-doctoral fellowship from the Canadian Diabetes Association.

The laboratory of Dr. Hongmei Ren has a position open for a post doc scholar. Requisition 547414

Post Doc Scholar Prabhakara Nagareddy, from the Ahmed Abdel-Latif laboratory, is featured with a podium presentation at the Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day.

Many UK Faculty, employees and students attended the premier American Heart Association Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular (ATVB) conference. ***new photos added **

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Morris who collaborated with Dr. Pedro Vera of the Veterans Admin Research Service and was awarded a $500,000 grant for a confocal microscope.

Congratulations to Marina Falaleeva who received an American Heart Association Post Doc Fellowship. Dr. Andrew Morris is Co-Mentor and assisted Marina Falaleeva with the application.

Congratulations to Dr. Zhenyu Li on receipt of a new American Society of Hematology grant.

Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Latif is currently offering a clinical trial that uses your own stem cells to help recover from a heart attack. Read about it here.

Former Daugherty laboratory graduate student A. Phil Owens, III makes headlines with receipt of NIH Pathway to Independence award.Incoming new faculty member Ryan Temel has just published a new article.

The American Heart Association Heart Walk is Saturday, May 18 at Keeneland. For more information on this fundraiser, click here. Donate to the Heart Walk through the Saha CVRC team page by clicking here.

There is a position opening in the laboratory of Susan Smyth for a Senior Scientist/Surgeon.

Dr. Susan Smyth has been named the recipient of the 2013 Jeffrey M. Hoeg Arteriosclerosis Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research from the American Heart Association ATVB Council. For more information, click here.

Dr. Xiangan Li has been chosen the winner of the 2013 PVD Mid-Career Investigator Award. Dr. Li will receive his award at the ATVB/PVD Joint Council Dinner in Orlando on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

Congratulations to the Fornwalt lab for successfully raising more than $1,000 at the first annual Barbecue event raising funds to benefit the American Heart Association.

UK Basketball Great Dan Issel Honored on 2013 Commemorative Maker’s Mark Bottle with proceeds benefitting the Gill Heart Institute.

Dr. Bernhard Hennig has been honored by the UK Board of Trustees with a University Research Professorship. To read more about Dr. Hennig's award, follow the link.

Venkat Subramanian, PhD has been awarded a grant from the Washington University DRC Pilot and Feasibility Grant for his proposal entitled Role of macrophage-specific calpain in diabetic atherosclerosis.

Lexington-based company Medmovie, in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology create an iPad app called CardioSmart Explorer that explains how the heart works, its common problems and treatments. To learn more about Medmovie and the CardioSmart Explorer App, click here.