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Partnership Benefits Over $1.5 Million m Funding
pQu|t|"v Industry University of Kentucky General Clinical Research
V B D Adk, Center (GCRC) has received renewed funding of
y an ms $1,755,056 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
A new research partnership between the University of for this, its 20th consecutive year. Part of this funding will
Kentucky College of Agriculture and Alltech, a Ken- be used to support an exceptional combined medical
I tucky-based multinational biotechnology company, will and dental clinical research program, one of the first of
V further advancements in environmental nutrition and its kind in the nation. The GCRC provides an opportu-
V management for poultry producers in Kentucky and nity for UK researchers to transfer knowledge of bench
I around the world. The Alltech/UK Nutrition Research science to new methods of patient care and therapy.
I Alliance at the UK Coldstream Research Campus is a Ten students, eight from the College of Medicine and
I new concept in university-industry research partner- two from the College of Dentistry, have been chosen for
. ships. the Mentored Medical/Dental Student Clinical Research
I This new alliance will establish a close partnership Program, administered by the GCRC through the NIH
I between UK and Alltech scientists because they will be National Center for Research Resources. The program
r working together in a shared facility. fosters collaborative interest and expertise in clinical re-
  Researchers will study innovative ways to decrease search in medical and dental faculty and students.
 I ammonia production in poultry houses, decrease nitro-
I gen content of litter, reduce phosphorous excretion -
through the use of enzyme phytase, and evaluate dietary Medlcal Research puts
  changes for poultry that could have wiggéafigmg   in      
I  ·   " The alli— Several University of Kentucky College of Medicine de-
I `   ance also will partments rank among the top 20 in National Institutes
  { support stud- of Health funding to public medical schools for fiscal
r1  _, ,» -1 .. ,,  ___ V  V ,  g VM ies on the year 2003. Overall, the UK College of Medicine re-
tr V.       "    use of Sel—Plex ceived $59,363,927 and ranks 35th in fiscal year 2003
I V ‘     "‘ ‘   ° `F (selenium NIH funding to public medical schools.
I   V; yeast) to in- Because NIH is the primary agency for funding bio-
r .»—   crease sele- medical research, the amount of NIH support can serve
'   _ nium content as a valuable indicator of the national standing of uni-
  _ V. · of eggs and versities and institutions engaged in research focused on
  ` _VV_   ~ meat, the ben- urgent medical priorities.
V ' I   " V   efits of adding UK College of Medicine basic science departments
· '     . enzymes to feed, and their rankings: Physiology at No. 8; Molecular and
V   . ` and the use of other Biomedical Pharmacology, No. 10; Anatomy and Neuro-
·f r organic trace minerals biology, No. 14; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecu-
I  _ to reduce excretion and lar Genetics, No. 18; and Molecular and Cellular
V   _ __ thereby minimize envi- Biochemistry, No. 20. UK’s aging grants, reported in the
_ Q . romnental problems. "other health professions" category, are ranked at No. 3.
- In addition to advancing UK clinical departments in the top 20: Surgery, No.
I knowledge helpful to poultry producers, the 16; Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, No.
r alliance will improve the opportunity for scientists to 17. Internal Medicine holds the greatest number of NIH
I share ideas, increase the College of Agriculture’s ability grants (27) and has the highest departmental NIH fund-
I to educate graduate students, and enhance opportunities ing total ($9,789,431).
t for collaborative exchanges with scientists from different
rl countries. V V    gy.; For more
Poultry is a rapidly expanding $680 million industry   it   information about
in Kentucky, second only to horses among the state’s top   i`‘‘     research takinVgV
r agricultural enterprises. Nearly 7,000 people are em-     DIBCFJ PIT UK. VISIT
ployed in the state’s poultry industry, with a total payroll   _ I WWW·I9S·UkV·€dU
I of $200 million.The state has more than 700 poultry   and k d
  farms located in 40 of the state’s 120 counties. In 2003, i''`       WWW°mc`u y‘8 U
, Kentucky produced 277 million broiler chickens and (;gmpi|r-gd from news reports
  more than 1 billion eggs. about research at UK.
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