Organization profile
Organization profile
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is an National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Core Center to enhance research capacity focused on major environmental health impacts to air and water quality that have been implicated in environmentally induced disease. The Center will provide advanced infrastructure and leading expertise, dedicated career development and mentorship, and community-engaged interactions to facilitate innovative discovery and new understandings of environmental factors in disease initiation, progression, and outcomes and their community impacts.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Fingerprint
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
-
Christal Badour Hirsch, Ph.D.
- Psychology - Associate Professor
- Oral Health Science - Joint Appointment
- Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES)
- Substance Use Priority Research Area
- UNITE Research Priority Area
Person
-
John Bauer, Ph.D.
- Pediatrics - Professor, Regina Drury/Children's Miracle Network Chair in Pediatric Research
- Cardiovascular Research Priority Area
- Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES)
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Priority Area
- Substance Use Priority Research Area
Person
-
PreMO: EXCEL Project - Obesity
Bauer, J. (PI) & Starr, M. (PI)
University of Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area
7/1/24 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
File -
Energy Ownership and Organizational Structures in the Just Transition: Reclamation, Remediation and Rejuvenation for Eastern Kentucky
Ashwood, L. (PI)
Project: Research project
Research output
-
6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase promotes mitochondrial fusion and immune suppression in tumor-associated monocytic suppressor cells
Daneshmandi, S., Yan, Q., Gomez, E. C., Choi, J. E., Katsuta, E., Gharib, E., Singh, P. K., Higashi, R. M., Lane, A. N., Fan, T. W. M., Wang, J., Repasky, E. A., McCarthy, P. L. & Mohammadpour, H., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Adsorptive Gas Sensor Response Forecasting to Enable Breath-by-Breath Analysis
Bellaire, S., Rawashdeh, S., Mayer, K. & Sturgill, J. L., Apr 2026, In: Sensors. 26, 7, 2234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Adult tobacco product use patterns across the urban–rural continuum: The longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, 2016–2023
Zhang, J., Rose, S., Hahn, E., Roberts, M. E., Fennell, B. S., Ozga, J. E., Himelhoch, S., Feizy, S., Christian, W. J., Wiggins, A. T., Abadi, M., Mattingly, D. T. & Rayens, M. K., Mar 1 2026, In: Journal of Rural Health. 42, 2, e70140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
-
-
Nurse Practitioner Advocate State Award for Excellence
Moser, D. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Honorary award
-