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Center for Oral and Facial Surgery opens new office

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Dr. Brandon Cannon … received his doctor of dental surgery degree with high honors from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis.


Guest column: UTHSC hard at work to be the College of Medicine for Memphis

The Commercial Appeal

Memphis and Shelby County face unique health care challenges — high rates of prematurity, cancer and obesity, and related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.


Shibata Named UTHSC Chair of Surgery

The Daily News

Dr. David Shibata has been named the Scheinberg Endowed Chair of Surgery and a professor in the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Hyperactive protein points to possible autism treatment

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“I think it was really smart to look for clusters of mutations in UBE3A, and let that lead the way to interesting domains of the protein,” says Lawrence Reiter, associate professor of neurology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, who was not involved in the study. “That hadn’t been done before, and it’s a… Read More


GTx, Inc. reported financial results

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GTx, Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecules for the treatment of cancer, including treatments for breast and prostate cancer, and other serious medical conditions.


Regional Forensic Center Hosts Investigators

The Daily News

The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center hosted an information and training session with investigators from three local law enforcement agencies Wednesday, July 29 as part of a new effort to strengthen relationships with area agencies that handle death cases.


Linda Nichols named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America

The Daily News

Linda Nichols, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor, has been named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the highest class of membership within the society. Nichols is a professor in the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine and also is co-director of the Caregiver Center at the Memphis VA Medical Center.


UTHSC College of Pharmacy recruits students to satellite campuses with new ad campaign

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is launching its first advertising campaign for the College of Pharmacy, fueled by its recent expansion to Nashville.