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Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series

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The Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series showcases the clinical and translational research conducted at the University of Kentucky. This cutting-edge work has clinical applications that have spread beyond the campus to the commonwealth and continue to advance healthcare in Kentucky.

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Programs in this series:

A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Treating Alzheimer's Disease
The role of neuropeptidases in Alzheimer's Disease.

A Paradigm for Cancer Selective Apoptosis
Vivek Rangnekar explains more about suppression, and the role of pro-apoptotic tumor suppressors in the inhibition of tumor growth.

ACE Inhibitors: How Snake Venom Saves Lives
Dr. Nancy Brown, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the role of translational research in impacting human health.

Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Devastating but Treatable Disorder
Dr. Edward Hall outlines the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury and discusses promising single and multi-drug therapeutic approaches for improving neurological outcomes.

Advances in Infectious Disease Vaccines
Find out the latest on who should receive new vaccines for shingles and human papillomavirus. And see why smallpox vaccination continues to remain a top public-health priority to this day.

Angiotensin AT2 Receptors
The emerging role of angiotensin AT2 receptors in cardiovascular and kidney function.

Changes in Muscle Stem Cell Function With Age: Implications for Muscle Wasting, Adiposity and Fibrosis
Discover the amazing science behind how stem cells alter muscle as we age, and what it means for those suffering from muscle-wasting diseases.

Clinical Applications of Angiogenesis Research
Learn about the new drugs developed to inhibit angiogenesis, a condition marked by the growth of new blood vessels that can also signify cancerous tumors.

Community-Based Research/Health Inequities
From the University of Kentucky, a look into health promotion and disease prevention in traditionally underserved rural regions.

Disorders of Newborn Infants, Bedside to Bench and Back
Disorders of newborn infants, bedside to bench and back.

Epigenetic Regulation of Genomic Imprinting
Epigenetic regulation of genomic imprinting.

Genetics and the Effect of Aging on Stem Cell Regulation
"The most exciting thing to me about being a scientist is the anticipation of what discovery lies around the bend just ahead on the path. What is especially rewarding is when the discovery has the potential to advance the treatment of patients." Gary Van Zant

How to mend a broken heart: "The Promissory Note of Cardiac Cell Replacement Therapy."
Learn about the latest in cardiac cell replacement therapy from Dr. C. William Balke of the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Kentucky.

Identifying Medications for the Treatment of Stimulant Dependence
Understand the magnitude of amphetamine abuse and dependence.

Is siRNA RISCy Business?
Discussion on the mechanism of siRNA.

Muscle Weakness and Fatigue: Redox Mechanisms and New Treatment Strategies
UKY Professor and Chair of the Dept of Physiology, Dr. Michael Reid discusses redox mechanisms and new treatment for muscle fatigue and weakness.

Neonatal Immunity to Pulmonary Pathogens
Discover the differences in neonatal and adult immune function as Beth A. Garvy, associate professor in the department of internal medicine at the University of Kentucky, presents the major differences and how they affect neonatal immunity to pulmonary pathogens.

Neurodegeneration and Regeneration in the Spinal Cord
Understand the basic molecular and cellular mechanisms of paralysis.

Nutrition and Metabolomics: Bringing Personalized Diet and Health to Practice
This University of Kentucky video features J. Bruce German, professor of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, as he discusses the varied human responses to food.

Oral Disease in Nonhuman Primates
University of Kentucky's Director of Oral Health Research, Jeff Ebersole, talks about translational research models of oral-systemic diseases.

Paramyxovirus Membrane Fusion: A Nanomachine at Work
In this University of Kentucky program, Robert A. Lamb, professor of molecular and cellular biology at Northwestern University, reviews processes by which enveloped viruses enter cells.

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Neurology Professor Joseph Berger, M.D. discusses what AIDS and natalizumab have taught us about the pathobiology of PML, a viral demyelinating brain disease.

The Pathogenicity of Pandemic Influenza Viruses
Dr. Peter Palese of Mount Sinai School of Medicine discusses the influenza viruses.

Translational Approaches to Drug Abuse Prevention
Which intervention methods appear to be most successful in helping drug abusers, based on the latest neurobehavioral research?

Violence Against Children
Violence against children: from neuroscience to social practice.

An Update on Fibromyalgia

Inside Stories: Milton Masciadri

Building a Community-based Health Care Movement

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