Patton and Taylor plan apartment development in Medical District
Cameron Taylor and Lee Patton — whose primary business is commercial construction — are planning to develop apartments next to Methodist University Hospital.
UTHSC In the Media
UTHSC collaborates with Regeneron to advance precision medicine in the mid-south
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has entered into an agreement with the Regeneron Genetics Center, a subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for the company to sequence DNA that has been voluntarily collected and stored as part of a biorepository initiative UTHSC is building in collaboration with its partner teaching hospitals. November 18: News… Read More
UTHSC, Regional One Health partner on post-COVID-19 clinic
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health have established a post-COVID-19 clinic to provide specialized outpatient follow-up care to individuals who have tested positive for the virus and may be experiencing long-term symptoms after recovery. The clinic will also be available to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are… Read More
UTHSC researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico have identified three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. November 18: Citizen Tribune November 18: Fox5 Vegas November 18: USA Life Sciences Database… Read More
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Cohen Announces Grant to University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $228,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research on biosynthetic enzymes.
Restaurant restrictions could return, as Shelby County sets new COVID record
As is the case elsewhere, COVID conditions are worsening quickly in Shelby County. On Tuesday, 835 new cases were reported, making it the county’s worst day heretofore. In the past seven days alone, about 1 in 315 county residents have been diagnosed with COVID. Dr. Jon McCullers — the Pediatrician-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital… Read More
Finding a Cure for COVID-19: Spotlight on Virologist Dr. Colleen Jonsson
Since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in early 2020, many scientists in the viral research community have shifted their focus to study the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Dr. Colleen Jonsson is one of them. She’s the Director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Host-Pathogen Systems at the University… Read More
Vacation was ruined, but local man was first in line for new antibody treatment
“The goal is to keep people out of the hospital. We are very, very hopeful,” said Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean of the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “Our numbers are going through the roof.”