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UofL-born company secures $100 million to advance cell therapy

April 19, 2019

A company born at the University of Louisville has raised $100 million from investors to develop a therapy, based on UofL research, that could improve the lives of kidney transplant recipients.

Travis, UofL Hospital's new facility dog, helps patients through rehabilitation

April 18, 2019

He’s one of UofL Hospital’s newest employees. Travis, a facility dog, helps put patients at ease while motivating them during physical or occupational rehabilitation.

UofL researcher developing drug to treat emerging viruses

April 18, 2019

Donghoon Chung, PhD, a virologist at the University of Louisville, is one of three principal investigators with a new center working to advance new drugs for the treatment of equine encephalitis viruses in humans.