Category: Research

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

Written by Nathan Ball

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Research

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

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

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

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

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

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

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

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

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

Jancelewicz Co-Principal Investigator on $11.4 Million Clinical Trial Grant to Study Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

Tim Jancelewicz, MD, MA, MS, professor and interim chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a co-principal investigator on an $11.4 million, multi-institutional clinical trial grant to study the efficacy of the longstanding practice of using nitric oxide to treat newborns… Read More

Student Selected for National Science Foundation Research Fellowship, a First for UT Health Science Center

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationResearch

For the first time, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a student from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The five-year fellowship will provide Kelsey Glasper with three years of critical financial support, including an annual stipend and coverage of educational expenses, and access to professional… Read More

Dr. Brendan Tunstall Gains National Support for Opioid Dependence Research

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Brendan Tunstall, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently awarded $423,500 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for his exploration of a new approach to treat opioid dependence, a pressing global health issue. Dr. Tunstall, the sole principal investigator… Read More