The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 9, 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… Read More
On Friday, April 25, the College of Graduate Health Sciences hosted its annual Graduate Research Day and Awards Ceremony, celebrating a year of outstanding research and academic achievement. The event featured morning and afternoon platform presentations, poster sessions, and an awards ceremony recognizing excellence across the college. During the poster competition, students presented and discussed… Read More
Harrison Thorn, a graduate student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been awarded an $80,792 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for his work to develop new treatment strategies for a dangerous and often deadly fungal infection. Conducted under the mentorship of… Read More
As a pediatrician, I’ve been at the bedside of countless families whose lives changed in a moment when they learned their child had cancer. As a daughter and patient, myself, I’ve scrambled to learn as much as I could about new diagnoses, treatments, and testing for adult cancers, all while wondering if this was the… Read More
Il Hwan Kim, PhD, a researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has witnessed firsthand the challenges and heartaches faced by parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. “It’s always so moving when I hear their stories,” said Dr. Kim, an associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology in… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its fifth-annual Giving Day on Tuesday, April 29, inviting the community to join the university in supporting the mission to make Tennessee healthier. This year, each dollar raised during the 24-hour campaign will have an even bigger impact because all gifts, no matter the area they… Read More
From growing up in a small village in India with only one physician to being named one of Memphis’ 40 Under 40, Balaji Krishnaiah, MD, has built a career focused on improving patient care, education, and community impact. As division chief of Vascular Neurology, program director of Neurology Residency, and associate professor in the University… Read More
Zhongjie Sun, MD, PhD, a pioneering researcher at UT Health Science Center, has been honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Dr. Sun, Thomas A. Gerwin Chair of Excellence in Physiology and co-director of the… Read More
