Katie is the director of Media Relations + Content within the Marketing + Communications department. She oversees media outreach for the division and assists with other media relations efforts across campuses and units.
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May 27, 2008
Jeffery Molkentin, PhD, a scientist and professor at the UC College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has been named one of 56 new Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.
May 19, 2008
Nelson Watts, MD, was presented the Yank D. Coble Jr., MD, Distinguished Service Award on Saturday, May 17, by the American College of Endocrinology (ACE).
May 15, 2008
A growing number of adolescents seem to be replacing their breakfast, afternoon snack, milk and water intake with a tall sugary coffee drink, and UC experts say this could lead to a number of health issues.
April 24, 2008
Over 105,000 people nationwide are on the waiting list for an organ transplant thousands of whom live in Ohio. With April being National Donate Life Month, UC experts are encouraging local residents to think about giving a piece of themselves to save lives.
April 12, 2008
Falls are the leading cause of emergency room visits and injury-related hospitalizations among adults over age 65, according to the Hamilton County Fall Prevention Task Force. But UC researchers are trying to see if that risk can be reduced by simply teaching the elderly to detect their own chances of taking a spill.
April 11, 2008
People on long waiting lists for corneal transplants, which could help recover their eyesight, may not have to wait any longer. According to a new study conducted by researchers at UC, older corneas may transplant as well as younger ones, which will expand the age of cornea donation to 75 and increase the corneal donor pool.
March 31, 2008
Litsa Kranias, PhD, has been named chair of the department of pharmacology and cell biophysics at the UC College of Medicine, effective April 1, 2008 pending the approval of the UC Board of Trustees.
March 27, 2008
Many people are flocking to the grocery store shelves to purchase cheese, yogurt and other products that contain probiotics, or live cultures, claiming they help regulate digestion and boost the immune system. But researchers at UC say these expensive alternatives may not be beneficial for the everyday person.
February 28, 2008
You ve repeatedly heard it from your dentist since your very first teeth cleaning and checkup: brush twice a day and don t forget to floss. But this advice may contribute more to your health than a mouth full of cavity-free teeth, according to cardiologists at UC.
January 16, 2008
Large numbers of certain cells in the lungs of patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may increase their chance of death, UC researchers have discovered.