Category: Research

UTHSC Researchers Awarded $3.69 Million to Study Genetics Mediating Response to THC, the Major Psychoactive Component in Cannabis

Written by Janay Jeans

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Research

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a five-year grant totaling $3.69 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study how genetic differences influence behavioral and physiological responses to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component in cannabis. Increased legalization for medical and/or recreational use and more favorable public perspectives… Read More

Dr. Ken Tilashalski Named Executive Associate Dean for College of Dentistry at UTHSC

Written by Abby Stanton

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

Kenneth R. Tilashalski, DMD, has been named executive associate dean for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry. He will join the faculty effective September 1.  Prior to joining UTHSC, Dr. Tilashalski, known as Dr. T, served as the associate dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB),… Read More

Team Led by Satya Surbhi, PhD, Awarded $3.5 Million to Test Medication Adherence Interventions for Vulnerable Populations

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), led by Satya Surbhi, PhD, assistant professor in the Center for Health System Improvement in the College of Medicine, have received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) for a study addressing system-level barriers to improve medication adherence… Read More

UTHSC’s Second Family Campaign Raises Goal for Support from Faculty, Staff

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

During the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s inaugural Family Campaign in February, Rachel George sent an impassioned plea to her colleagues to donate. “I love our college. I love the people, the students, and I love watching newbies come through and go all the way to doctoral degrees. Sometimes they need monetary help to… Read More

UTHSC Researcher Awarded $1.56 Million for Accelerating Progress in Stem Cell Treatment of PTOA

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Hongsik Jake Cho, PhD, associate professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), recently received a $1.56 million Rehabilitation Research and Development Award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to research next generation treatments for post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), a disabling condition that can occur… Read More

New Leadership, Strategic Plan Update Focus of Summer Advisory Board Meeting

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

During the summer meeting of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Aug. 11, members learned about recent achievements across the six colleges, implementation of the university’s new strategic plan, and leadership transitions. Phil Wenk, DDS, board chair and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Tennessee, welcomed two new members, Corinne Gibson,… Read More

Craft Named Dean of UTHSC College of Medicine in Knoxville

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Robert M. Craft, MD, a native of East Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine in Knoxville. Dean Craft has served since October 2022 as the interim dean of the College of Medicine in Knoxville and the senior vice… Read More

Pfeffer Awarded $2.6 Million to Continue Glioblastoma Research

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

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