UofL names new dean for School of Public Health and Information Sciences Kathryn Cardarelli begins April 2024
Kathryn (Katie) Cardarelli, has been named the new dean of the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) at the University of Louisville....
UofL researchers are unmasking an old foe’s tricks to thwart new diseases Research team awarded grants for further research on plague-causing bacteria
When the body encounters bacteria, viruses or harmful substances, its innate immune cells, neutrophils, assemble at the site to combat the invader.
Bacteria and viruses...
UofL Envirome wastewater surveillance shows rapid rise of flu virus
Flu season has officially arrived. Surveillance by the University of Louisville’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute shows a significant increase in flu virus concentration...
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.Â
The work, recently published...
UofL research shows existing drug improves cancer immunotherapy effectiveness
Cancer patients may have a better chance of recovery thanks to a discovery by a research team at the University of Louisville. In a...
UofL research shows gut bacteria can lessen alcohol use and liver damage
At the University of Louisville, researchers are discovering ways to use nutrition to reduce organ injury from alcohol use disorder.
Science has shown that bacteria,...
Taming a frenzied immune system UofL receives $6.1 million to study immune dysregulation discovered during pandemic
Researchers at the University of Louisville have received $5.8 million in two grants from the National Institutes of Health to expand their work to...
Brain-penetrating drug candidate effective against deadly encephalitis viruses
University of Louisville researcher Donghoon Chung and collaborators have designed, synthesized and tested a new antiviral compound and shown it to be highly effective against...
Website tackling environmental health disparities debuts March 28
Members of the public soon will be able to access a new website aimed at improving environmental health equity in Louisville.
Supported by the University...
UofL technology that could speed medical innovation finds commercial partner
A University of Louisville research-born invention that could spur new medicines by extending the usable life of heart tissue from one day to 12...