University of Tennessee Health Science Center will be hosting its annual Cataract-A-Thon for the sixth year in a row. During this time, physicians will perform cataract surgeries at no cost to restore the sight to 25 individuals, who otherwise could not afford the procedure.
Though the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the University of Memphis have different focuses, they also have a lot in common. Both recently underwent major leadership transitions, with Dr. Peter Buckley taking the reins as UTHSC’s chancellor in early 2022 and Bill Hardgrave, Ph.D., becoming U of M’s president a few months later. Both have made… Read More
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome reference.
All Kids Academy, an innovative program that delivers specialized schooling to hospitalized children, recently launched at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in partnership with The University of Memphis and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Coopwood said a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to create an academic medical center would allow the State of Tennessee to invest in Regional One Health as its co-owner.
Biologist Maria Gomes-Solecki co-led the early development of the new mouse vaccine. Her team distributed an early version of the vaccine to areas in upstate New York from 2007 to 2011. B. burgdorferi has a two-year life cycle in ticks. This and other factors mean it takes time to see meaningful reductions in infections, says Gomes-Solecki, of… Read More
A team of UTHSC researchers has been awarded $924,000 from the Department of Defense for their work developing a new treatment for ovarian cancer. The project is a collaboration between the labs of Wei Li, PhD, distinguished professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the Drug Discovery Center in the College of Pharmacy, Junming Yue,… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing, on Tuesday, May 30, dedicated its new Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory in honor of one of its renowned alumna. The center, which is in the Crowe Building at 874 Union Ave., honors the legacy of Margaret A. Newman, a native Memphian… Read More
