Kip Guy, dean of the University of Kentucky’s College of Pharmacy, has been working on malaria related research for nearly two decades now. Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto

UK Pharmacy dean continuing work with promising anti-malarial drug

Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread between humans by some types of mosquitoes that is mostly found in tropical countries. UK College of Pharmacy Dean Kip Guy, Ph.D., has researched this disease for nearly two decades. His current work is focused on researching treatments for malaria to help underserved populations, and understanding how this tropical parasitic disease is like one of Kentucky's most pressing health problems: cancer.