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By re-analyzing DNA from a thoroughbred named Twilight, pictured here on a farm at Cornell University, scientists corrected thousands of errors in the original horse reference genome.

UofL, UK researchers work to improve map of the horse genetic code Researchers fill...

Research led by scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky has produced a more complete picture of the domestic horse...
By re-analyzing DNA from a thoroughbred named Twilight, pictured here on a farm at Cornell University, scientists corrected thousands of errors in the original horse reference genome.

An improved map of the horse genetic code Researchers fill gaps in equine reference...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Research led by scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky has produced a more complete picture of...
Levi Beverly, PhD, is a UofL cancer researcher.

UofL cancer researcher gains NIH funding to study Alzheimer’s disease

Levi Beverly, PhD, believes he can use his cancer research to help in the quest to understand a cause and find a cure for...
Levi Beverly, Ph.D.

UofL cancer researcher gains NIH funding to study Alzheimer’s disease Levi Beverly, Ph.D., will...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., -- Levi Beverly, Ph.D., believes he can use his cancer research to help in the quest to understand a cause and find...
Dr. Christian Davis Furman.

Christian Furman talks about her effort to improve care of older adults in Belize

Christian Furman, MD, medical director of the UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, and Margaret Dorward, Smock Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine,...
The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer

New York Times bestselling author, University of Chicago researcher to discuss cancer immunotherapy treatment

The University of Louisville James Graham Brown Cancer Center and School of Medicine will present a free seminar open to the public on immunotherapy...
Professor Mark Rothstein

UofL professor concerned about use of DNA tests to underwrite life insurance

With just a small sample of saliva, doctor-ordered or direct-to-consumer genetics tests like 23andMe can provide insight into a person’s current health and likelihood...
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks poster

UofL will host free showings of Oprah Winfrey film on Thursday Movie examines how...

The University of Louisville Research Integrity Program will host two free presentations of the Oprah Winfrey movie, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” followed...
Anna Faul accepts Medistar award

Optimal Aging Institute receives MediStar award

Selected for its excellence in creating innovative methods to reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for older adults, the Institute for...
Ophthalmology residents Sidharth Puri, M.D., standing, and Mohammad Ali Sadiq M.D., training in cataract eye surgery using artificial eyes in a ‘wet lab’ at the University of Louisville

UofL ophthalmology residents certified for advanced laser eye surgery UofL residents earn certification usually...

Ophthalmology residents are learning to perform advanced eye surgeries earlier in their training at the University of Louisville thanks to a unique partnership with...