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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
The institution has tapped Brigitte Grant to be its vice chancellor for advancement. Currently the associate VP for development at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), she’ll start at UTHSC on May 1. She takes the place of Charles Deal, the vice chancellor of university advancement at the University of Tennessee at Martin,… Read More
