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UofL receives $11.3 million from NIH for liver research center

June 21, 2021

The University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) has received $11.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to support its research into liver-related illness for an addit

UofL researcher honored for role in discovering HPV vaccine

June 15, 2021

The American Cancer Society along with Kentucky health officials recognized the lifesaving contribution of University of Louisville scientist and researcher, Alfred Bennett Jenson, for his role inventing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination

Clinical trial at UofL shows cell therapy improves outcomes in heart failure

June 14, 2021

A clinical trial conducted at the University of Louisville has shown for the first time that heart failure treatments using cells derived from the patient’s own bone marrow and heart resulted in improved quality of life and reduced major adverse c