Category: Research

Preventive Medicine Professors Part of Collaborative Grant for AI System to Enhance Alzheimer’s Caregiving

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareResearch

Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD, and Linda Nichols, PhD, professors in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are members of a team led by Xiaopeng Zhao, PhD, professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, that was… Read More

Dr. Harish Manyam Leads a New Era in Medical Education and Cardiac Care in Chattanooga

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

A pioneer in cardiac care, Harish Manyam, MD, is beginning the next phase of his career with a commitment to advancing medical education, research, and the treatment of heart issues of Tennessee. The newly appointed chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga,… Read More

UT Grand Challenge Grants Increase Collaboration, Opportunities to Help Tennesseans

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

Ashley Harkrider, PhD, professor and chair of UT Health Science Center’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in Knoxville, has plans to take audiology, speech language pathology, and social work services on the road. A UT Grand Challenge Grant will help her do that. A major initiative of the UT System, the Grand Challenge Grants… Read More

Third UT Health Science Center Family Campaign Exceeds Donor Goal

Written by Janay Jeans

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EducationPublic ServiceResearch

The third Family Campaign reached 765 donors, exceeding its original goal of 700. This also surpasses last year’s Family Campaign by 141 donors. The monthlong campaign, launched September 1, encouraged the UT Health Science Center family to support the university and its mission by donating a financial gift of any size. This year, residents and… Read More

First Leadership Town Hall Fosters Dialogue Among Campus Community

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

Despite heavy rain, faculty and staff converged in the Schreier Auditorium at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center last Friday morning for the first in a series of town halls with the university’s Executive Leadership Team. The session was designed to give the campus community the opportunity to ask questions and present issues in a very… Read More

UT Health Science Center Researchers on Team that Developed Novel Technique To Help Understand Cancer at the Cellular Level

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Three investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are part of a team of scientists from around the country who developed a novel single-cell technology that could eventually lead to more targeted therapies for cancer. Neil Hayes, MD, professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the College of Medicine and director… Read More

Postdoc’s Prolific Publishing Streak a Remarkable Achievement

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

When Sarah Asemota, MD, PhD, got notification that a paper on which she is the lead author would be published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it marked her sixth publication in a prolific two-year period at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Sarah is a postdoctoral cancer… Read More

Postdoc Wins Top Honors at National Cancer Institute’s Junior Investigator Meeting

Written by Christopher Green

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Research

Minjeong Kim, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, earned first place at the 2024 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Junior Investigator Annual Meeting for her podium talk focused on unraveling key genetic mutations in lung cancer. The meeting, held August 22 and 23 on the National Institutes of Health’s campus… Read More