Monday, August 28, 2017

Learning about the new Environmental Health Sciences Center (CARES) and drugs used to treat opioid overdoses

     As we entered the first week of August, we engaged with two professors who work closely with community members.
     The SURF students talked to Dr. Daniel Wermeling who is a professor in the College of Pharmacy http://pharmacy.uky.edu/faculty/dwermel/Daniel-Wermeling.   Dr. Wermeling began his career as a pharmacist in the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.  He developed expertise in the nasal delivery of drugs.  From there, he worked on developing novel formulations of drugs which led him to form independent companies.  Upon realizing how the opioid epidemic is impacting our communities, he then focused on developing nasal delivery systems to rapidly deliver the opioid antagonist, naloxone and treat overdoses.   He has also worked on making changes in public policy such that these treatments are more readily available and is currently working with members of the community to educate others on how to prevent overdoses.
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     The SURES students met with Dr. Xianglin Shi who is the director of the recently funded UK Cancer for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences, UK-CARES.  The University of Kentucky joins a number of universities who host similar centers.  Dr. Shi  discussed how the new center is organized.  UK-CARES supports interdisciplinary research and involves scientists from the Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health.  The center will not only promote research, but also provide opportunities for education and interactions with members of the Appalachian community.
EHS Core Centers Map

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