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RISE project awarded NIH grant

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Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies at UT, is part of a collaborative team that has been awarded a $401,090 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Along with Zhao, other members… Read More


Brian Peters part of multi-disciplinary team awarded $3.9 million to study mixed fungal-bacterial infections

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Brian Peters, PhD, First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the UT Health Science Center, was recently awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project aimed at unravelling intricate mysteries surrounding complex fungal-bacterial infections.… Read More


Alcohol use in older adults doubles risk of brain bleeds from falls

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As such, little is known about the association between the frequency of alcohol use and the severity of injuries sustained after a fall in older adults. A study by Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators, is one of the first to examine the relationship between self-reported alcohol use and severe head trauma in this group.


Statewide Biomedical and Clinical Research Collaborative Awards granted

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Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research understand the challenges affecting the health and wellness of Tennesseans. A new system-wide collaborative grant program led by UTHSC COM-K is supporting research and scholarly activities to… Read More


National Institutes of Health grant could mean progress toward improved outcomes for stroke patients

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The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).


Dr. Harish Manyam revolutionizes cardiac care with innovative device

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“This is a great leap forward for the field,” said Dr. Manyam, interim chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine in Chattanooga and chief of Cardiology at Erlanger Health System. “We’ve always tried to do things in a way that can save patients’ lives, but now we’re thinking… Read More


Nationally known pediatric infectious disease researcher named vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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After an extensive national search, Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, FAAP, MHPTT, a nationally recognized pediatric infectious disease specialist and researcher, has been named the new vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, effective September 1.


Immunotherapy targeting cancer fusion protein may hold key to treating rare liver cancer

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Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer with a poor prognosis if not addressed early with surgery. The disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that creates a fusion protein. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center discovered an immune cell protein that can target… Read More