Category: Research


Resident and Fellow Research Drives Patient Care Forward

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When rheumatology fellow Dr. Hira Imran meets one of her lupus nephritis patients, she knows the greatest challenge ahead of them will be figuring out which treatment will work best. Physician trainees at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are asking clinical questions in the morning and finding answers by evening that will help… Read More


Dr. Aman Bajwa Awarded $3.7 Million to Develop Early Detection Test for Kidney Damage

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Headshot of Dr. Aman Bajwa

Aman Bajwa, PhD, professor of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a multi-principal investigator R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year, $3.7 million award supports a groundbreaking project titled, “Utilizing Resazurin Fluorescence to… Read More


Tennessee’s First Brain Bee Comes to Memphis, Nurturing a New Generation of Neurologists

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A student and an adult listen to a professor in a white coat while she points to bright green, blue, and yellow images printed on large pieces of shiny paper laying on desks.

Last Saturday morning, 25 Shelby County high school students came to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus in Memphis to compete in the state’s first-ever Brain Bee. Not all arrived believing a career in medicine was possible. By day’s end, they could picture themselves as the person in the room who had the… Read More


Building the Foundation for Research Success: Jennifer Ferris Makes History at UT Health Sciences in Knoxville

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When Jennifer Ferris, MHS, CCRC, received the 2025 Alston Exempt Staff Award in December, the recognition marked more than a personal milestone. It was a notable moment for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville. Ferris is the first recipient from the Knoxville campus to earn the university-wide honor, an… Read More


Research from UT Health Sciences Adds Insight to FDA Nutrition Label Proposal

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Dr. Huang standing in a blazer against a railing in a building

When Yuru Huang, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, talks about nutrition policy, she doesn’t start with statistics or regulatory language. She starts with the grocery store. Picture a busy shopper, she says, reaching for familiar items — chips, cereal, snacks — moving… Read More


UT Health Sciences Well-Represented Among Exceptional Women in Medicine

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is well-represented in the Castle Connolly 2026 Exceptional Women in Medicine listing, with dozens of physicians recognized through the peer-nomination process. The achievement is a testament to the exceptional quality of physicians caring for Memphis and the region. UT Health Sciences faculty honored in this year’s awards list… Read More


University’s Digital Guardian Earns MEMTECH Award

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Ammar Ammar stands in front of a row of university servers, with one server's blue chords visible through the mesh covering

Ammar Ammar doesn’t want you to think about him. As assistant vice chancellor and chief technology and information security officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ammar knows he’s doing his job when faculty, students, and staff move seamlessly through their days without technology setbacks. “I want you to have a great experience,… Read More


Two UT Health Sciences Leaders, Chancellor Buckley and Le Bonheur President, Honored Among Power 100

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Two distinguished leaders from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were named to the Memphis Business Journal’s (MBJ) Power 100 list for 2026. Trey Eubanks, MD, president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and a senior faculty physician in the UT Health Sciences College of Medicine, appears on the list. Le Bonheur is UT Health… Read More