Department: Office of 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

Teaching and Learning Center Celebrates Teaching Excellence

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

Three faculty members received teaching awards during the Annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The TLC Teaching Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching and scholarship to foster an environment that values and rewards teaching. Aditi Kesari, PhD, MBBS, assistant professor… 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

Walking in Memphis: Campus Police Promote Pedestrian Safety

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationPublic Service

Mary Frances Braslow, program administrator for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, had no idea who was escorting her across Madison Avenue in the crosswalk in front of the College of Pharmacy Building this morning. Not surprising, because her escort was wearing a black-and-white-striped zebra… Read More

$2.6 Million Grant Renewal Awarded to College of Nursing to Improve Maternal/Infant Care to Underserved

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing will provide significant support annually to 19 advanced practice nursing students committed to serving rural and underserved communities, thanks to the $2.6 million renewal of a federal grant initially awarded in 2019.  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has renewed the Advanced Nursing Education… Read More

Craft Named Dean of UTHSC College of Medicine in Knoxville

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

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