The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded $2.13 million to a University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) team studying how neural cells that build a functional brain are generated during embryonic and neonatal life. Viktor Chizhikov, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, is the principal investigator. Igor… Read More
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), recently was named to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Scientific Council. Dr. Cowan, a respected physician-scientist, was jointly nominated for the position because of his… Read More
There’s a new child care center in the Memphis Medical District for the folks at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the surrounding area. The Academy of Future Leaders, located in a newly renovated building at 1026 Madison Avenue, serves the UTHSC campus community and the Medical District.
Andrea Malkin had worked as an attorney at the Memphis office of Lewis Thomason for 26 years, and been its managing shareholder for five. So, when she decided to leave the law firm — and her legal career — to take a position with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), not everyone agreed with her… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System are strengthening their partnership to care for the military veterans in the Mid-South and to train the next generation of health care professionals who will provide that care. The Memphis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, which is anchored by the Memphis VA Medical Center, celebrated 100 years of… Read More
The plan of action, which commissioners have requested to be presented to them by February 1, is intended to fund the county’s portion of a new medical center over fiscal years 2024 through 2027, according to the resolution. Harold Collins, chief administrative officer for Shelby County, said the mayor’s administration will bring a resolution in… Read More
Cancer immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to prevent, control, and eliminate cancer, and it’s become a popular method. But it often fails to cure patients, as the cancer cells can sidestep and inhibit the body’s anti-tumor response. Now, however, a team at the University of Tennessee Health… Read More
A UTHSC-led team has received $3.16 million from the National Cancer Institute to develop a drug that boosts the immune system response in cancer patients to destroy tumor cells. Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, Harriet Van Vleet Endowment Professor in the Department of Physiology, is the lead investigator. Sue Chin Lee, PhD, associate professor in the… Read More
