Publisher: Memphis Business Journal


Regional One CEO Coopwood’s vision: Campus overhaul; create academic medical center with UTHSC

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Dr. Reginald Coopwood has a vision for Regional One Health. The Shelby County Commission passed a wheel tax increase on Wednesday, June 28, as a way to help fund $350 million worth of upgrades for Regional One. But Coopwood, the hospital’s president and CEO since 2010, has his sights set on an even bigger goal.… Read More


Finalists announced for MBJ’s 25th annual Health Care Heroes awards

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One thing that is certainly the same as past years: The Health Care Heroes reflect the staggering skill, intellect, compassion, and dedication of Memphis’ medical industry. And they represent everyone from the hugest organizations — such as Baptist Memorial Health Care, Le Bonehur Children’s Research Hospital, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, Saint Francis… Read More


UTHSC scientists score major grants to research cancer treatments from DOD, National Cancer Institute

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A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), however, is looking to find new treatments to combat breast cancer metastasis. And it’s just received a grant from a major organization to buoy its work. The group has earned a $3.07 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop… Read More


UTHSC scores DoD grant for ovarian cancer drug; U of M gets national designation for cyber defense efforts

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Though the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the University of Memphis have different focuses, they also have a lot in common. Both recently underwent major leadership transitions, with Dr. Peter Buckley taking the reins as UTHSC’s chancellor in early 2022 and Bill Hardgrave, Ph.D., becoming U of M’s president a few months later. Both have made… Read More


40 Under 40 Class of 2023: UTHSC’s Jessica Jiles Carwell

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Jessica Jiles Carwell has seen firsthand the impact that grant dollars can have in combating adversities and disparities in communities. Seeing that her involvement mattered and that her contributions made a significant difference, grew her passion for grants.


Biotech company US Biologic receives USDA licensure for Lyme disease vaccine for mice

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US Biologic has received conditional licensure from the USDA for its Lyme disease vaccine for mice, with the product meeting all conditional licensure requirements, including the unique addressing of an emergency condition and the demonstration of safety. The approval allows US Biologic to take the vaccine to market. It comes after the company took years… Read More


2022 Super Women in Business: Necole Jones, Nancy Knous, Bacarra Mauldin, Colby Midgett, Cynthia Saatkamp

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Nancy Knous is CEO of Benchmark Wealth Management. She and the firm she founded are no strangers to MBJ praise: Just last year, she was a finalist for the Small Business Awards Executive of the Year, and her company won the Micro category of Best Places to Work. She also works as a professor of personal finance at the… Read More


2022 Super Women in Business: Krista Johnson, Muneeza Khan, Jessica Lotz, Mary “MJ” McConner, Lydia Rosencrants

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Dr. Muneeza Khan is the first female chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Family Medicine. She also serves as physician leader for University Clinical Health’s quality programs housed at UT Family Medicine.