Faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have led the development of PubSeq, a global digital data repository of COVID-19 RNA sequences. PubSeq is open to all interested individuals, primarily researchers working to understand the CoV-2 coronavirus and the pattern of spread of its numerous variants (including the Delta variant).
A planned emergency overflow hospital for COVID-19 patients in Memphis has been decommissioned without ever being used, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Monday. The hospital was located in the 125,000-square-foot building at 495 Union Ave. formerly occupied by The Commercial Appeal newspaper offices. The building was renovated to make bed space for 402 COVID-19… Read More
Clarksville dentist Dr. K. Jean Beauchamp has been named president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the leading authority on children’s oral health. Beauchamp, a board-certified pediatric dentist, earned her D.D.S. from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She then completed her pediatric residency also at UT in 1993.
After four months of interim leadership at Shelby County Health Department, on Thursday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris nominated Dr. Michelle Taylor to be the next director. Taylor holds a Doctor of Medicine from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University and a Master of Science-Epidemiology from University of Tennessee Health Science Center.… Read More
On June 30, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) capped FY 2021, and if the school’s research award numbers are any indication, the year was a success. The institution announced July 15 that it raked in $121.7 million in research grants and contracts in FY 2021, continuing a pattern of growth — though… Read More
Shelby County will not follow the state Health Department’s mandate to no longer promote childhood vaccination, including for COVID-19, officials said Wednesday. “Our mission is to promote, protect and improve the health of ALL in Shelby County,” Shelby County Health Department acting director LaSonya Hall said in a prepared statement.
For the last decade, Steve Schwab, MD, not only witnessed impressive strides in the local medical community, but also played a significant role in that success while serving as chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Now, as Schwab prepares to transition to a different role at UTHSC – he recently announced plans… Read More
On May 19, this group of new doctors graduated medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. This class of 163 doctors has persevered through one of the toughest years. As an acknowledgment of this class’s perseverance through a year of COVID-19, the following sponsors pitched it to cover the… Read More
