Category: Research


Pfeffer Awarded $2.6 Million to Continue Glioblastoma Research

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Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the most common malignancy of the brain and the most lethal. After over 30 years as a professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Pfeffer was nearing retirement and thought he… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet Aug. 11 in Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, August 11, at 10 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: Clinical workforce pipelines Chancellor’s report Strategic plan update While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online.… Read More


Dixon Elected Director of American Board of Periodontology

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Doug Dixon, DMD, MSD, PhD, has been elected incoming director of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Dixon was also recently named associate dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry. Dr. Dixon began his dental education at the University of Pittsburgh and continued his periodontal training at the… Read More


Annual Medical Student Research Fellowship Event Features Presentations, Awards

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Faculty, fellows, post-doctoral fellows, and residents in the College of Medicine gathered Thursday, July 27th, for the 44th Annual Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) program presentations. The event took place from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm in the South Auditorium of the Coleman Building. Co-directed by Matthew Ennis, PhD, professor and chair of Anatomy and… Read More


Boucher retires after nearly 40-year “wonderful journey” in College of Pharmacy

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Ask Brad Boucher, former interim dean of the College of Pharmacy, what he is most proud of from what he calls the “wonderful journey” of his nearly 40-year career in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and his answer is simple – teaching the students. An accomplished educator, clinical… Read More


African Journalists Visit UTHSC to Learn about Health Care in the U.S.

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Namibian journalist Shelleygan Petersen spent the morning Thursday at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, along with more than a dozen African journalists visiting the United States on a media tour sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Press Centers. The journalists came to UTHSC to learn about health care in the United States,… Read More


Dinosaurs Could Not Have Become as Smart as Humans, UTHSC Researcher Argues

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A person’s interest in dinosaurs often ends with childhood, but Anton Reiner, PhD, has been able to carry his fascination with the prehistoric animals into his career at UTHSC. After the topic of dinosaur intelligence recently returned to the forefront, Dr. Reiner, an emeritus professor in the UTHSC College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and… Read More


New Strategic Plan Aims to Improve Health of Tennesseans

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new 2023-2028 Strategic Plan defines UTHSC’s direction for the future, as it continues to strive to improve health care and overall health across Tennessee. The plan, approved in late June by the UT Board of Trustees, serves as a roadmap for UTHSC’s next five years and outlines the… Read More