“My background is a little atypical of how people do things,” says James Parrett, PharmD, JD, and it’s hard to argue. Chemist, patent litigator, pharmacist, technology transfer manager: Dr. Parrett has worn all four hats on his way to a fifth. This July, he became vice president of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Memphis… Read More
For 47 years, the Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) program has provided competitively selected UT Health Sciences medical students the opportunity to conduct individualized research under the mentorship of College of Medicine faculty in both basic science and clinical science departments over the summer. The program served as an introduction to biomedical research and careers… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board will meet Friday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health Sciences… Read More
The Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF and the Hanover Family Foundation have made a combined $530,000 gift to the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing to strengthen student success initiatives that help undergraduate students thrive academically, persist to graduation and enter the nursing workforce prepared to meet growing healthcare needs. This gift represents a collaborative… Read More
When Kondapa Naidu Bobba, PhD, walked into the Tennessee Statewide Cancer Collaborative Scientific Meeting led by the University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Nashville last year, he didn’t know the conversations he’d have there would help reshape the direction of his research and ultimately help secure a $225,000 award to fight prostate cancer. Dr. Bobba,… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences secured $34 million in philanthropic support during fiscal year 2026, reflecting growing momentum behind the institution and confidence in its mission to transform healthcare through education, training, clinical care, research and service. The total represents a 66% increase over the previous year’s fundraising results. As part of the University… Read More
A University of Tennessee Health Sciences researcher has published findings that could reshape how medicine approaches aging, longevity and late-life health, including the prospect of personalized interventions that keep people healthier longer. Rob Williams, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics in the College of Medicine, is the lead author… Read More
On June 18, CJ Rudolph landed in Memphis at 1 a.m. after nearly 24 hours of travel home from his honeymoon. By mid-day, he was standing before a room of researchers, investors and industry leaders pitching a medical device he had spent three years developing. Hours later, the third-year University of Tennessee Health Sciences biomedical… Read More
