Category: Research

UTHSC Researchers’ Work on Human Pangenome Aids Understanding of Common Chromosomal Abnormality

Written by Christopher Green

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Research

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome reference. Published recently by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium in the journal Nature, the draft pangenome uses complete genome assemblies to provide a diverse look at the genetic makeup of… Read More

Research Collaboration on New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Receives National Support

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

A team of UTHSC researchers has been awarded $924,000 from the Department of Defense for their work developing a new treatment for ovarian cancer. The project is a collaboration between the labs of Wei Li, PhD, distinguished professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the Drug Discovery Center in the College of Pharmacy, Junming Yue,… Read More

Students, Postdocs, and Faculty Recognized at the 2023 Graduate Research Day and Awards

Written by Janay Jeans

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EducationResearch

Christopher Pitzer, president of the Graduate Student Executive Council, reflected on the moment he received the Outstanding Graduate Student award in Molecular and Translational Physiology at the UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences Graduate Research Day earlier this month. “It is awesome, and I just felt like proud of what I’ve done in the past… Read More

2023 Graduate Health Sciences Magazine Highlights Success of Students, Faculty, Alumni

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationResearch

The spring 2023 issue of the College of Graduate Health Sciences Magazine showcases how the college provides a pathway to success for its students and scholars, offering opportunities to accomplish great things while studying and researching and setting them up for a successful and impactful career. Supporting Independence Learn how the college’s new Trainee Support… Read More

UTHSC Advisory Board Approves 2023-2028 Strategic Plan

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday unanimously approved the UTHSC 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, a comprehensive roadmap 18 months in development that defines the institution’s direction for the future. The plan will go before the UT Board of Trustees for a final vote at its meeting in June, which is set for… Read More

Toward Our Statewide Mission, UTHSC Welcomes Two New Vice Chancellors

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

For Brigitte Grant, the new vice chancellor for Advancement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, moving to Memphis has been in some ways a homecoming. Her grandmother, Fanny Higgins grew up in Memphis, where she met and married her grandfather, Jack Oetzel, who was in the Navy in Millington. They moved to Central… Read More

2023 UTHSC Giving Day a Success, $635,000 Raised

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

Thanks to the generosity of students, alumni, faculty, and staff, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s third-annual Giving Day April 25 raised more than $635,000 and exceeded its goal of 1,100 gifts in 24 hours with more than 1,200 donations. The outstanding support helped unlock a $150,000 gift to the university that contributed to… Read More

UTHSC Researchers Part of Decades-Long Project to Drastically Improve Brain Imaging

Written by Christopher Green

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Research

After nearly 40 years of research, a team including two researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has published a process for improving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities, allowing the researchers to capture brain images at a higher resolution than ever before. As a result of the study, scientists can now create images that… Read More