Medical Science Bldg. 800 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40506
+1-859-323-6689
zach.porterfield@uky.edu

Welcome to the Porterfield Lab!

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others."
-Albert Schweitzer

Our Focus

To learn more about what drives our lab, check out our Research Page.

BASIC SCIENCE

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

GLOBAL HEALTH

SCIENCE POLICY

COLLABORATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

The backbone of our lab is collaborations and learning from one another in the science community.
We are honored to be affiliated with these great teams.

Numbers Snapshot

Ongoing Projects

Grants

Countries in Research
Collaboration

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Lab Members

The core lab team’s primary focus is producing great research in a positive collaborative environment.

Dr. Porterfield

Principal Investigator

The Yoda of the Lab

Reni Scaringello

Graduate Student

Padawan in Training

Melissa Hollifield

Senior Scientist

 Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Lab

Frazier Moore

Lab Tech

Boba Fett of the Lab

Latest News

Here’s what has been going on…

COVID-19 Bending the Curve

May 28, 2021

VITAL Alliance

May 24, 2021

UK Using ‘Team Approach’ To Tackle…

March 3, 2021

Contact us!

If you are interested in collaborating, joining the team, mentoring, or just curious about what we do,
we would love to hear from you!