Medicine

Medicine

UofL medical student Zoha Mian with classmates at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Commitment to health care equity leads UofL medical student to study in London

Zoha Mian, a third-year medical student at the UofL School of Medicine, has a passion for helping diverse populations achieve equal health care. “Social justice...
More than 80 honorees, representing nine UofL schools and colleges, include researchers, scholars and artists, along with those who provide critical support as administrators at the 2023 Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Awards.

UofL awards celebrate year of research, scholarship and creative activity

The University of Louisville celebrated more than 80 faculty and staff for their work to expand knowledge and understanding at its 2023 Research, Scholarship...
UofL student Leshaia Davis-Johnson and judges Faye Jones and Ryan Simpson

Research!Louisville announces 2023 winners, explores role of UofL research

The 28th-annual Research!Louisville (R!L) symposium, sponsored by the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and...
UofL medical students participate in a Compassion Clinic at Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Louisville.

UofL gets $16 million to increase supply of primary care doctors in underserved areas...

The University of Louisville has received $16 million to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas. The...
UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center's Mobile Screening Unit

Kentucky Cancer Program sponsoring breast cancer awareness month events

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Kentucky Cancer Program is hosting events throughout October to increase access to screening tests and to...
Melissa Smith, left, director of the UofL Sequencing Technology Center, was a lead author on research published in Nature Communications that reveals an underappreciated connection between genetics and our antibodies.

UofL-led research shows immune response may come down to genetics

New research led by the University of Louisville shows that differences in our DNA can drastically impact our bodies’ immune response.  The work, recently published...
Medical ethicist and author Harriet Washington

Medical ethicist, author Harriet Washington to address racial disparities at R!L

Research!Louisville, a weeklong research symposium with a focus on health-sciences research at the Louisville Medical Center, kicked off its 28th year on Sept. 28....

UofL strengthens Ghana pediatric partnership

The University of Louisville recently joined the AMPATH Consortium of academic health centers around the world with a focus on enhancing pediatric care in the...
Mary Furlong Coomer, an 82-year-old West Louisville resident, takes tai chi class at UofL’s Trager institute. UofL photo.

UofL Trager Institute helps older adults get moving Benefits of physical activity for those...

We all know that getting enough physical activity is good for our health, but for older adults, especially those who have chronic health conditions...
Research by Kevin Sokoloski, left, was funded through the UofL Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity. Richard Lamont, center, leads the project, which has received an additional grant of nearly $12 million.

UofL researchers land nearly $12 million to study microorganisms and disease

University of Louisville researchers have received $11.7 million to study microorganisms throughout the body, including the mouth. What they find could lead to better...