Lori Gresham, informatics project manager for the HEALing Communities Study to reduce opioid deaths, was presented with a congratulatory collection of CCTS-related items.
The program trains undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds how to conduct health equity research. Participants develop and implement a project in their home communities and are compensated for their work.
Aime Kunes, PhD, volunteered to participate in a research study so that she could become a better researcher herself. But a routine test discovered an abnormality.
Linda Dwoskin, PhD, director of the CCTS Drug Discovery & Development Core and Endowed Professor in Pharmaceutical Education at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, was interviewed about her work to develop the first-ever medication to reduce craving and relapse in methamphetamine use disorder.
Participants will work with UK experts to discuss what a statistician does, explore requirements to pursue higher education in statistics, and learn introductory statistical programming techniques.
Philip A. Kern, MD, director of the CCTS, was awarded a 2019-2029 University Research Professorship of $10,000 to recognize and support his extensive research accomplishments.
The Hazard High School TAP Program was recognized for demonstrating effective research and project evaluation to improve environmental health in Appalachia
