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Dr. Adebiyi earns major grant for kidney research

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor has received a $1.5 million federal grant to study the way kidneys work in newborns — research that could aid in the prevention and treatment of kidney disease in babies.


Dr. Adebiyi Gets Neonatal Project Grant

The Daily News

Dr. Adebowale Adebiyi, assistant professor in the physiology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. The award, which will be distributed over a five-year period, will support a project… Read More


Dr. Adebiyi Gets Grant to Study Newborn Kidney Function

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A $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will allow Dr. Adebowale Adebiyi to further investigate newborn kidney function. Adebiyi is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). With the grant he will focus on the functions of cell… Read More


Dr. Adebiyi earns major grant for kidney research

The Memphis Business Journal

Adebowale Adebiyi, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physiology at UTHSC, received the a $1.5 million federal grant to study the way kidneys work in newborns — research that could aid in the prevention and treatment of kidney disease in babies.


Department of Health wants input on health objectives for communities

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Memphis – Tuesday, July 22, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. – University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Student Alumni Center, Schreier Auditorium, 800 Madison Ave. Parking at Plaza Garage, $3.25 for up to six hours.


UTHSC forms new Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics

High Ground

University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is forming the new Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics (GGI) . . . renowned experimental neurogeneticist Dr. Robert W. Williams, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics, will serve as the department’s founding chair.


Back-to-school health event scheduled at UT Health Science Center in Memphis

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An assortment of health services will be available Saturday in Memphis at a back-to-school family health event. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Student Alumni Center. Offerings include free dental, vision and blood pressure screenings; free immunizations by the Shelby County Health Department; free… Read More


Dr. Jason Williams joins Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association PC.

The Daily News

Dr. Jason Williams has joined the medical staff of Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association PC. Williams graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2010. He recently completed his residency and was named co-recipient of the Outstanding Resident in Gynecology award.