UK Medical Student Named Associate Editor of Stem Cell Research Publication

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 11, 2014) -- Krishna Vyas has been named associate editor of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, Second Edition,  a 3-volume reference of emerging concepts in stem cell developmental biology, research, and therapy, and ethics.

Authored by international experts and scholars, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, Second Edition references emerging concepts in stem cell developmental biology, research, and therapy, in addition to the ethics, religion, politics and challenges of the field. The reference series is scheduled to be published in print and electronic editions in 2015. 

A fourth year medical student at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Vyas of Forest Hills, Ky., earned a master's degree from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2010 and a bachelor's degree in biology, summa cum laude, from the University of Kentucky in 2009.  

"Krishna has a bright future ahead of him, and this appointment is a reflection of that," said Dr. Peter Sawaya, UK professor of medicine and a passionate advocate for student research.