Thank you to the hundreds of researchers, clinicians, staff, students, and community members who gathered to share research and foster collaborations at our 20th Annual Spring Conference!
The 2025 CCTS Conference also hosted Research Days for the Colleges of Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, and the Department of Internal Medicine.
Morning Keynote
"Intervention Optimization: An Innovative Paradigm for Translational Science"
Linda Collins, PhD, FSBM, FSRNT
Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Biostatistics
Director, Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization
School of Global Public Health
New York University
Afternoon Keynote
"Contemporary Clinical Trials: Current Advances and the Role of AI""
Chris Lindsell, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Director, DCRI Biostatistics
Co-Chief, Division of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Duke University

College of Dentistry Research Day
DONALD E. KNAPP MEMORIAL LECTURE
"The Use of Biobanks and Innovative Trial Designs in Dentistry"
Luigi Nibali
Lead of the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions (CHMI)
Co-Lead of the Oral Clinical Research Centre (OCRU)
Professor of Periodontology/Honorary Consultant/ Academic Lead
Director of Postgraduate Programme in Periodontology
King's College London, London, UK

General questions about the event?
Contact April Bridenbecker at april.bridenbecker@uky.edu.
Media inquiries?
Contact Mallory Profeta at 615.828.0000 or mallory.profeta@uky.edu.