Campus: Memphis

Bernd Meibohm, PhD, Part of Research Team Securing $4 Million NIH Grant to Improve Tuberculosis Treatment

Written by Nathan Ball

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Research

Tuberculosis (TB) has coexisted with humanity since the beginning of human history. In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) was the second leading infectious killer worldwide, following COVID-19, with 1.3 million deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization. Primarily impacting the lungs, TB can cause various symptoms, including coughing, coughing up blood or mucus, chest pain, fever,… Read More

Advisory Board Recognizes Excellent Work Across The University

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

During its final meeting in 2024, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday recognized a vital 100-year clinical and teaching partnership, celebrated 70 years of outstanding work by the Audiology and Speech Pathology Department in Knoxville, heard updates from the chancellor and college deans on programs and initiatives, and received an overview… Read More

Margaret Bohm Serves to Be the Voice of All Students

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Margaret Bohm, this year’s president of the Student Government Association Executive Council and student representative on the UT Health Science Center Advisory Board, is determined to be the voice of all students at the university. Bohm is also the president of the Graduate Student Executive Council. “I take it very seriously that my position is… Read More

A Canvas for Connection: Student-Alumni Center Transformed by Festive Art

Written by Christopher Green

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Upon entering the Student-Alumni Center on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s campus, students, faculty, and staff are now welcomed by an artistic display that not only inspires a creative and festive spirit but also aims to make them feel more at home. At the center of this creative transformation is Jess Guthrie, assistant… Read More

Balancing Bold Ideas and Financial Challenges: Dr. Amali Samarasinghe’s Resilient Journey to Success

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Amali Samarasinghe, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health Science Center, describes herself as an aficionada of the alternative hypothesis. “I have a passion to uncover the inner workings of non-dogmatic possibilities.” Dr. Samarasinghe is the lead author of a comprehensive review on eosinophils published in the September 2024 edition of The… Read More

Advisory Board to Meet Friday, November 8

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, November 8, at 11 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  Recognition of the 100th anniversary of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Chancellor’s report   Updates from the colleges… Read More

College of Nursing’s Past Decade of Milestones Highlighted in 2024 Nursing Magazine

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

Over the last decade, the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has expanded nursing education opportunities, developed new community partnerships, and elevated excellence in all areas. The Fall 2024 issue of the College of Nursing Magazine explains how these accomplishments have benefited students, faculty, patients, and communities across Tennessee. Friends… Read More

Jancelewicz Co-Principal Investigator on $11.4 Million Clinical Trial Grant to Study Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

Tim Jancelewicz, MD, MA, MS, professor and interim chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a co-principal investigator on an $11.4 million, multi-institutional clinical trial grant to study the efficacy of the longstanding practice of using nitric oxide to treat newborns… Read More