Ugochi Ogu, MD, and Team Discover Novel Variant of Sickle Cell Disease (Video)
Dr. Ogu is an assistant professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
UTHSC In the Media
UT Health Science Center Has Record-Breaking Year Securing $121 Million In Research Grants And Contract Awards
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Office of Research announced that annual research grant and contract awards for FY21, which ended June 30, total more than $121 million, a 20.6% increase from last year. The FY21 research award total is $121,700,667. Roughly half of these funds come from federal sources. The faculty of all… Read More
‘Like being thirsty and not drinking,’ doctor says of those opting out of vaccines
Dr. Scott Strome of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center joins Morning Joe to discuss how vaccines have been politicized in the U.S. and virus infection rates in Tennessee.
Poplar Healthcare sold to AI software firm
Poplar Healthcare, which has led in laboratory innovation in Memphis during the pandemic, has been sold to a Boston-based software firm that uses artificial intelligence in clinical trials and other biopharma research. With Poplar Healthcare, it will now expand the use of AI in thousands of lab specimens processed in the Memphis lab for routine… Read More
Health is a critical part of our nation’s infrastructure | Opinion
President Joe Biden’s multitrillion dollar program to repair and expand broad sectors of America’s infrastructure remains controversial. Opponents argue, in part, that it includes funding for programs deemed to be social welfare projects rather than typical physical infrastructure projects such as building bridges and repairing roads.
Doctor pleads with unvaccinated Mid-Southerners
New COVID-19 cases continue to soar across the Mid-South as the highly contagious Delta variant threatens to ruin much of the progress communities have made fighting the virus. Doctors are pleading with the unvaccinated to do their part to bring the pandemic under control and to save their own lives. “It’s just so sad to… Read More
Le Bonheur physicians meet with Methodist CEO, unsure they were heard
Angry about unilateral changes to their working agreement, more than 100 physicians at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital crowded into a meeting Wednesday, hoping to speak candidly to Methodist and UT leadership. People who attended say there was no acknowledgement that the changes made to the University Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists group could have wide-ranging effects… Read More
How UTHSC uses development and capital projects as a ‘quiet’ recruiting tool
Kennard Brown, Ph.D., helmed the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) master plan, which has resulted in about $400 million in new development. New, high-caliber facilities, he believes, are crucial to luring in top faculty and students. UTHSC isn’t just competing with other schools in the state, even though the bulk of students come… Read More