UTHSC In the Media


UTHSC, Bioworks to Partner

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UTHSC and Bioworks are negotiating to make the university the main tenant of the TriMetis Specialized Laboratory, where the old Baptist hospital once stood near Downtown. “Working with UT has always been strategic for us and I think for UT,” Brandon Wellford, chief financial officer and director of real estate for Bioworks.


Dr. Altha Stewart: Juvenile justice reform needed to improve our community

The Commercial Appeal

In partnership with the Juvenile Court, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the Center for Health in Justice-Involved Youth.


UTHSC Researchers Win $1 Million Grant

The Daily News

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $1 million grant to study a genetic therapy that one day may offer a way to slow or reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.


UTHSC’s Drs. Paul Hill and Jack Seeberg Discuss Aging on WKNO’s ‘The Best Times’

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UTHSC’s Dr. Paul Hill, Department of Psychiatry, talks about loneliness and aging, and Dr. Jack Seeberg, College of Dentistry, discusses caring for aging teeth.


Seeking Treatment for ED Leads Many to Improved Overall Health

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“Erectile dysfunction becomes more common after age 40, but there are often underlying causes that need to be treated such as cardiac disease or diabetes or obesity,” said Robert Wake, MD, chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “Men will come see us because of ED, but not as… Read More


UTHSC Graduates 779 New Healthcare Professionals

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduated 779 new healthcare professionals during separate ceremonies for each of its six colleges last month … Lori Gonzalez, PhD, vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, said this year’s class of 779 is a significant increase in number over last year’s class of 698 graduates.


Inaugural CORNET Awards Presented for Nine Research Initiatives

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Nine research grants have been announced as the 2016 awardees for the inaugural University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards. This year’s winners are: Isaac Donkor, PhD; Michio Kurosu, PhD; Ying Kong, PhD Bob Moore, PhD; Byron Jones, PhD; Megan Mulligan, PhD Detlef Heck, PhD; Francesca-Fang Liao, PhD; Anton Reiner,… Read More


Tara O’Brien: People on the Move

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. O’Brien received the 2016 International Transplant Nurses Society’s Research Grant Award for her proposal “The Use of Mobile Technology in Kidney Transplant Patients.”