UTHSC In the Media


Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Expands Sponsored Research Collaboration with University of Tennessee Health Science Center to Investigate Pharmaceutical-Grade Rose Bengal as Anti-Fungal and Anti-Oral Bacterial Agent

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Provectus (OTCQB: PVCT) today announced that the Company has expanded its sponsored research program with Michio Kurosu, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis, Tennessee to investigate Provectus’ pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal for the treatment of anti-fungal and anti-oral bacterial infections.… Read More


Delegates from Chinese Embassy to U.S. Visit with Chinese Scholars at UTHSC

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Jin Wang, a student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center since 2017, is proud to have graduated from the College of Graduate Health Sciences on Monday. She plans to stay on for postdoctoral work in immunology. Wang and three other students from the college had the opportunity Tuesday to visit with representatives from… Read More


University of Tennessee Health Science Center to receive aging research grant

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Congressman Steve Cohen granted the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $315,415 for aging research. The grant will be used to research functional genetic analysis of epigenetic age acceleration as well as the regulatory landscape of the methylome. Congressman Cohen made the statement: “I am always pleased to see the National Institutes of Health invest… Read More


Health Care Heroes 2022: Dr. Robert D. Wallace of UTHSC

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In 2020, MBJ’s Health Care Heroes focused on those doctors, scientists, health professionals, and administrators who steered us through COVID-19. In 2021 and again this year, we have broadened the scope to include all of those who take care of our minds and bodies. We will be rolling out one profile a week through the… Read More


Congressman Cohen Announces $1 Million Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $1,050,313 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research determining the contribution of microbial-derived metabolites to protective immunity in obesity-driven cancer risk.


UTHSC to receive $1 million grant for obesity-driven cancer research

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Congressman Steve Cohen announced on Tuesday that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $1,050,313 grant from the National Cancer Institute. This grant is being provided for research in determining how microbial-derived metabolites contribute to protective immunity in obesity-driven cancer risk.


UTHSC College of Health Professions Adds New Pathologists’ Assistant Program

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Health Professions is proud to announce the addition of its newest degree program in pathology. As part of the Department of Diagnostic Health Sciences, the two-year Pathologists’ Assistant Master of Health Science (MHS) program will prepare students for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) board… Read More


School supply giveaways ‘a blessing’ for Mid-South families

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Hundreds of thousands of kids went back to school this week and others will be back soon too. Some of those families can’t afford expensive supplies. Back-to-school events were held to help fill that void across the City of Memphis. It started with an idea. “One of my thoughts was that we could have a… Read More