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Matthew Gentry show

Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show

Dr. Matthew Gentry, Prof. of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and director of the Lafora Epilepsy Cure Initiative Center at the University of Kentucky, is a remarkable man. From his beginnings in a blue-collar family in southern Indiana to being refused entry into a PT program to his current position working for the cure of an extremely rare disease, he is the definition of a rural whiz-kid scientist. Listen to us unravel his story.

Tip: Lafora disease is an autosomal recessive disturbance of glycogen metabolism leading to seizures and early death. If you don’t understand what this means, listen to the show and we will explain.

Links:

The NIH on Lafora disease

Dr. Matthew Gentry

On government spending for science

Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.