The University of Kentucky College of Medicine faculty members conduct basic, clinical and translational research in a multitude of areas including aging, behavioral health, cardiology, immunology, oncology, preventive health, diabetes, neuroscience, ophthalmology, substance abuse, virology and women's health.

In the last few years alone, health research in the UK College of Medicine has increased by nearly 40 percent - reaching $127 million in total grants and contracts in fiscal year 2006. With $62.8 million in NIH funding, the UK College of Medicine's NIH ranking moved up to No. 30 among the 71 public medical schools. UK is well-positioned to pursue inter-professional health care collaboration and collaborative research in part due to the close proximity of UK College of Medicine to the UK colleges of Pharmacy, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Public Health, and Nursing. The university's quest for Top 20 status among the nation's public research institutions will require a significant commitment from the UK health science colleges, which account for more than 50 percent of UK's total research dollars.

The expansion in research projects and funding provides UK faculty with immense, unparalleled opportunities to develop new insights into the

pathophysiological mechanisms of many diseases, the design of new and novel therapies and innovative techniques, and the prevention of illnesses endemic in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation.

As the College's research enterprise expands, so does the opportunity for training in conducting basic, translational and clinical research. The College of

Medicine has a number of funding opportunities to develop expertise in all facets of biomedical research. These include the Physician Scientist Program, the

Dean's Clinical Research Scholar Fellowship, a physician scientist training program (M.D./Ph.D. program), numerous NIH T32 training programs, certificate and degree programs to enhance research skills, and many postdoctoral training opportunities.