A University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor received a $1.6 million grant to study the role of dopamine in Parkinson’s disease. Fu-Ming Zhou, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine, received the grant, distributed over five years, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
With medical errors becoming a major cause of death in hospitals, simulation may be one way to reverse a terrible trend.
Dr. Chisholm-Burns has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST). The honor recognizes members in good standing who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation as well as outstanding service to the American Society of Transplantation.
Dr. Likes was inducted into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). The program recognizes nurse practitioners who have made significant contributions to clinical practice, research, education or policy.
The Girls Empowered and Mentored for Success tea party is hosted by the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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.
In partnership with the Juvenile Court, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the Center for Health in Justice-Involved Youth.
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.
