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Type 2 Diabetes Study Opportunity

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This is a 6 month research study on the effect of diet on diabetes health which may help your diabetes to go into remission.


Blackboard Ultra Office Hour Invite – Feb 16th

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You are invited to drop by Ultra Course virtual office hour on Friday, February 16th at 12pm-1pm CST/1pm-2pm EST. Bring your course questions to discuss with Anthology and TLC staff.  Registration is not required.


Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club to Host 7th Annual Race for Sight 5K

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Join the Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club for the seventh annual Brad Baker Honorary Race for Sight 5K! Funds raised from this race go toward providing eye care for those less fortunate in the Mid-South region and abroad. Don’t feel like running? You can also be a virtual/spirit runner! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/RaceforSight24


Physiology Seminar Series with Dr. Abdel Alli

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The Physiology Seminar Series continues this Thursday, February 15th


Are You a Student with a Hidden Disability? You may Qualify for a Study and Receive Compensation!

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Kimberly Williams MS, PhD(C) is enrolling African American and non-African American students for a research study “Exploring the Matriculation and Resource Utilization of African Americans with Hidden Disabilities in the Health Sciences” to understand your experiences of having as disability and being a student in the Health Sciences. Subjects must be 18 or older, enrolled in any of the colleges of UTHSC, and be of any race. Subjects will be asked to complete a brief demographic survey and do a 60-90 minute interview via Zoom or in person. At the completion of the interview, students will be compensated with a $25 Amazon e-gift card. Please contact Kimberly Williams at kwilli72@uthsc.edu or 901-448-1343.


Enrolling healthy subjects for a research project

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Drs. Theodore Cory and Camaron Hole are enrolling healthy subjects for a research trial
“Isolation of blood from healthy donors for in vitro infection and analysis”, to find out how the
immune system responds to infection with fungal pathogens.
Subjects must be between the ages of 18-40, and generally healthy. Subjects must not be
heavy alcohol users, use illicit substances, have liver damage, or be pregnant.
Subjects will be asked to provide up to 4 tablespoons of blood per visit, for a maximum of 10
visits, and will be compensated $25 for each blood draw.
Please contact Dr. Theodore Cory at tcory1@uthsc.edu, or 901-448-7216.


FEBRUARY 26: VCR’s Distinguished Lecture: Alvin H. Crawford

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Please mark your calendars and join us in-person on Monday, February 26, 3:00pm in the Freeman Auditorium for a talk by  Alvin H. Crawford, MD, FACS, Hon Causa GR, UC, Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine.


Faculty and Staff Professional Development Opportunity on March 5

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Join us for an interactive and engaging professional development session, “Leading the Next Generation,” featuring Kristin Scroggin from GenWHY Communications and hosted by The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs on the morning of Tuesday, March 5, 2024. For more event information, visit: https://calendar.uthsc.edu/event/leading_the_next_generation