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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
That’s according to a study by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center presented at a recent session of the American Heart Association. The study’s lead author, Mustafa Hussein, presented the research at the heart association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2014 Scientific Sessions in June, the same month he successfully defended his… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has formed a new biomedical research department on the Memphis campus, the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics. Professor Robert W. Williams, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics, will serve as founding chair.
