Category: Research

Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Improve CAR T-Cell Therapy for Cancer Patients

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Michaela Meehl

Michaela Meehl, a graduate student in the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a prestigious predoctoral fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support her research on improving one of the most promising cancer treatments available today, known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.… Read More

Record Number of Students Present at 46th Medical Student Research Fellowship Showcase

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Photo of Jacob Purkey working in the lab

On Friday, July 25, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine hosted the 46th Annual Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) presentations, spotlighting a record-breaking cohort of 85 first-year medical students. The event, held from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in the General Education Building, brought together faculty, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and residents… Read More

Summer Research Scholars Program Sets Undergrads on Path to Research Careers

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch
Claudia Torres from the Summer Research Scholars program gives her final presentation

Fresh from presenting the research he has been working on all summer to a room of students and researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Sean MacConnell, a senior from Tulane University, said he now has a clearer picture of his future. He has the Summer Research Scholars (SRS) Program at UT Health… Read More

Researcher Awarded $423,500 NIH Grant for Antiviral Testing Against Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Colleen Jonsson

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a two-year, $423,500 grant to Colleen Jonsson, PhD, director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for an innovative project that could lead to a novel treatment for a viral infection that spreads in both humans and animals.… Read More

HEI Summer Symposium Showcases Rising Stars in Vision Science

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Clinical CareEducationResearch
Photo of presenters at the Summer Student and Resident/Fellow Symposium

The Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center once again opened its doors to innovation, inspiration, and scientific discovery during its fourth-annual Summer Student and Resident/Fellow Symposium, held Wednesday, July 23, in the Freeman Auditorium. Now a signature event for HEI, this year’s symposium drew strong participation from across the… Read More

UT Health Science Center, University of Memphis Collaborate to Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch
Headshot of Dr. Anne Zachry

A grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will expand a longstanding behavioral health workforce and education training program at the University of Memphis to include the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Together, the two institutions will launch an initiative aimed at building a stronger behavioral health workforce in West Tennessee. The… Read More

UT Health Science Center Team Awarded $3.15 Million NIH Grant to Study Social Influences on Nicotine Addiction

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Hao Chen

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has received a $3.15 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Hao Chen, PhD, Brendan Tunstall, PhD, and Dean Kirson, PhD, are collaborating on a study examining how social interactions… Read More

Marion Dugdale, a ‘True Academic Physician,’ Pioneered Hemophilia Care in Memphis

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationResearch
Dr. Marion Dugdale headshot

When Marion Dugdale, MD, entered medical school at Harvard in the early 1950s, there were only 10 women in her class. Through much of medical school, she wasn’t sure what specialty she would choose or where she would practice. However, according to an oral history done in 2009, she was sure of one thing: “I… Read More