UTHSC Announcements


AIC Drop-In

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December 11-15

10:00am – 3:00pm

Johnson Building, Room 311

Drop in to the Advanced Imaging Core (AIC) (Johnson Building, Room 311) anytime between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Bring a prepared specimen for testing the Elyra 7 system to receive immediate feedback about sample quality and specimen suitability for imaging.


Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics In-Person/ Virtual Seminar Series

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Dr. Tyler Beck, Program Director at the National Institutes of Health will present a seminar entitled “Connecting the Dots: LitCoin and the Biomedical Data Translator” Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:30pm in the CRB Auditorium-Rm. 114 or if you are interested in the Zoom seminar, Please send an email to Tamara Brock (tbrock5@uthsc.edu).


Enrolling healthy subjects for a research project

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Drs. Theodore Cory and Santosh Kumar are enrolling African American women for a research
project “Isolation of Blood from Healthy Control Donors”, to find out how the immune system
responds to infection with infectious diseases.
Subjects must be between the ages of 18-50, and generally healthy. Subjects must not be
heavy alcohol users, use illicit substances, have liver damage, have HIV, the human
papillomavirus (HPV), or be pregnant.
Subjects will be asked to provide 4 tablespoons of blood in one blood draw and will be
compensated $25.
Please contact Dr. Theodore Cory at tcory1@uthsc.edu, or 901-448-7216.


Our team is looking for people with dementia and their caregivers to participate in a research study.

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Research Participation Opportunity in Memphis at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center!


Poll Everywhere Training Workshop

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Blackboard Ultra Orientation Course Is Available

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To prepare users for the Ultra Course transition in spring, a Blackboard Orientation Training Course is available for faculty and staff to become familiar with Ultra processes.


Blackboard Student Users – Ultra Course View Spring 2024

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Blackboard courses that require Banner registration will be taught in Ultra Course View, effective in spring 2024. To prepare students for this conversion, helpful YouTube tutorial videos (by topic) and Support Help articles are posted on the Blackboard Log-in Institution Page.


Blackboard Ultra Office Hours Invitation Dec 12th and 13th

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Blackboard faculty and staff users are invited to join our Consultants on December 12th and 13th for Ultra Course Assessments Q&A. This is our final virtual office hours before winter break and spring semester! Registration is not required for these drop-by as needed Zoom sessions.