Author: Connor Bran

UTHSC’s Santosh Kumar, PhD, Receives $1.71 Million Grant for Research on Smoking and HIV Progression

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Research

Santosh Kumar, PhD, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a five-year, $1.71 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research on the effects of smoking on HIV-1 patients. Despite the success of antiretroviral therapy, effective treatment outcomes… Read More

Medical Student Research Fellowship Program Encourages Aspiring Clinician-Scientists

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Education

The Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) introduces students to biomedical research and careers in academic medicine, while providing the opportunity for professional and academic growth. MSRF enables UTHSC medical students, who are selected on a competitive basis, to engage in individualized research projects under the… Read More

UTHSC’s Brian Peters, PhD, Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Research on Vaginitis Pathogenesis

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Research

Brian M. Peters, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been awarded a four-year $1,520,000 grant for his research into the molecular pathways through which Candida albicans, or C. albicans, elicits inflammation during vaginitis. Long… Read More

John V. Cox of UTHSC Receives $600,000 Grant for Research Offering Insights Into Chlamydia Pathogenesis

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Research

John V. Cox, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, and associate dean in the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasingly common in the United… Read More

Boughter and Fletcher of UTHSC Receive $2.27 Million Grant for Research Offering Insights into Link Between Taste and Behavior

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Research

Dietary decisions play a vital role in the progression of a number of human conditions (obesity, diabetes, anorexia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, etc.), and arguably the most important factor regulating these decisions is the sense of taste. New research from University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) scientists John D. Boughter, Jr., PhD, and Max… Read More

Jay Fowke of UTHSC Receives Department of Defense Grant for Research on Link Between Racial Disparities and Prostate Cancer

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Research

As the most common non-skin cancer in America, prostate cancer affects one in nine men. There are many risk factors that make some men more susceptible than others, and among those factors are race and ethnicity. Jay Fowke, PhD, MPH, chief of the Division of Epidemiology and professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at… Read More

UTHSC Researchers Find High Number of Anaphylaxis Cases Due to a Red Meat Allergy Linked to Tick Bites

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Research

The results of a new study performed at a University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) affiliate clinic showed that alpha-gal (a complex sugar found in red meat from beef, pork, venison, etc.) was the most common known cause of red meat allergy anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. What’s additionally noteworthy is… Read More

UTHSC and Memphis VA Part of Landmark National Study Showing Link Between Blood Pressure and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

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Research

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center were part of the SPRINT MIND (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Memory and Cognition IN Decreased Hypertension) multisite clinical trial, which today released data showing aggressively lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and… Read More