Construction Projects Underway for UTHSC
The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is about to start a multimillion-dollar project.
Publisher: Memphis Business Journal
UTHSC Drug Development Center Gets New Director, Facility
For Dr. Harry Kochat, the new director of the Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Systems at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), coming to Memphis means coming full circle. Kochat has been in pharmaceutical development for more than 30 years, and the first drug he developed was formulated at the original Plough… Read More
Local researcher discovers, testing fat-burning molecule
A discovered-in-Memphis molecule that activates estrogen receptors could eventually lead to a new treatment for obesity. Dr. Ramesh Narayanan, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, discovered the molecule nine years ago and said it converts “bad” fat tissue to “good” energy-burning fat.