Category: Research


UT Health Science Center Researcher’s Experimental Work Integral to Nobel-Winning Protein Design

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When Seetharaman Jayaraman, PhD, associate professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, learned that his former collaborator and renowned computational biologist, David Baker, PhD, had won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, he felt a deep sense of pride. As a structural biologist, Dr. Jayaraman played a key role to… Read More


College of Pharmacy’s Fall 2024 Magazine Focuses on Statewide Community Care

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In the last year, the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has deepened its commitment to fostering healthier communities through person-first pharmacy care. This dedication is illustrated in the Fall 2024 issue of the College of Pharmacy Magazine, highlighting the faculty’s achievements in education and research, the students’ excellence, and… Read More


Physicians at UT Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Participate in $3 Million NIH Grant on Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease

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Le Bonheur and University of Tennessee Health Science Center physicians Jonathan D. Finder, MD, and Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, were recently named co-principal investigators of a five-year, $3 million National Institutes of Health research project (R01) grant, “Integrative Genomics of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease.” The multicenter grant uses genetic data from Le Bonheur and UT… Read More


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

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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

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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


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

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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

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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

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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