The University of Kentucky has been awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study central nervous system metabolism from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $10.6 million, five-year grant will fund UK’s Center of Research in Central Nervous System Metabolism (CNS-Met). Three early-career researchers were selected for funding through the center — Tritia Yamasaki, W. Brad Hubbard and CCAD alumni, Maj-Linda Selenica.