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Betty Coffman

Betty Coffman is a communications coordinator focused on research and innovation at UofL. A UofL alumna and Louisville native, she served as a writer and editor for local and national publications and as an account services coordinator and copywriter for marketing and design firms prior to joining UofL’s Office of Communications and Marketing.

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Dance marathon planned to conquer movement disorders

Breann Shaughnessey lost her grandmother to Huntington’s disease and now aims to raise awareness and funds to defeat the disease.

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Dance moves to conquer movement disorders

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Breann Shaughnessey lost her grandmother to Huntington’s disease and now aims to raise awareness and funds to defeat the disease.

UofL researcher awarded $2.6M NIH grant to study links between gut microbiota and disease

Last year, Nathan Schmidt, PhD, published research showing that microbes in the gut of mice can affect the severity of illness suffered from infection with Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria.