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UK Big Blue Family VIDEO: Elodie and Samy-Claude Elayi Hope to Impact Their Adopted Home

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 9, 2015) — A trip to the school library in Paris, France set the foundation for a love story that spans nearly 30 years and two continents.

Elodie Elayi, and her husband, Samy-Claude Elayi were born, raised and educated in France.  

Today Elodie serves as the research development director at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and coordinator of the CCTS Pilot Funding Program.  She works to help researchers across campus complete translational research, often called the “bench to bedside” process. 

Samy-Claude is an associate professor of medicine and a cardiologist specializing in   electrophysiology at the Gill Heart Institute.  He cares for patients who face electrical issues with their hearts. 

The Elayi’s now feel that Kentucky is “home” as they raise their two daughters in Lexington.  Watch the video above to hear how they fell in love, had children and moved across the Atlantic twice before settling in the Bluegrass in hopes of making an impact on the health of their fellow Kentuckians.   

This video feature is part of a special series produced by UKNow focusing on families who help make up the University of Kentucky community.  There are many couples, brothers and sisters, mothers and sons and fathers and daughters who serve at UK in various fields.   The idea is to show how UK is part of so many families’ lives and how so many families are focused on helping the university succeed each and everyday. 

  

Since the "Big Blue Family" series is now a monthly feature on UKNow, we invite you to submit future ideas.  If you know of a family who you think should be featured, please email us.  Who knows?  We might just choose your suggestion for our next feature!

VIDEO CONTACTS:  Amy Jones-Timoney, 859-257-2940, amy.jones2@uky.edu or Kody Kiser, 859-257-5282, kody.kiser@uky.edu

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