Application Deadline: August 7, 2026, 5:00 pm CT The Paul J. and Jolanda M. Penczner Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2026–27 is now accepting applications. This award supports postdocs with a terminal degree (PhD, MD, DVM, or DSC) and at least one year of postdoctoral experience working under a College of Medicine faculty mentor. Applicants must submit… Read More
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2026, 5:00 pm CT Applications are now open for the Paul J. and Jolanda M. Penczner Research Endowment Fund, which supports advanced biomedical research aimed at generating preliminary data for a new NIH or similar extramural grant application. The award is open to full-time UT Health Sciences College of Medicine faculty… Read More
Researchers, ITS has scheduled the iMedRIS production migration for Saturday, July 18, beginning at 6:00 am CT. iMedRIS production will not be available Saturday, July 18, 2026. Questions? Contact Dr. Wesley Byerly, Sr. AVC for Research, at wbyerly1@uthsc.edu.
Please be aware that effective July 1, 2026, fringe benefit rates will be charged using the FY27 fringe benefit rates schedule listed on the Fringe Benefits Rates webpage of the OSP. Additionally, we are working to get these rates into DASH prior to the first July payroll run. The University of Tennessee System fringe benefit… Read More
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUG 10, 2026 UT Health Sciences is seeking proposals for cancer research projects in four areas: translational research bridging basic science and clinical treatment, pilot programs improving equity and access to cancer care, initiatives expanding data and biospecimen sharing infrastructure statewide, and projects addressing barriers to cancer services for rural residents. Proposals should… Read More
NHLBI has two active funding opportunities: The Program Project Grant (P01; PAR-24-065), which supports multidisciplinary teams pursuing a unified heart, lung, blood, or sleep research theme through at least three integrated projects and shared resources The Early Phase Clinical Trials for Therapeutics and/or Diagnostics program (R61/R33; PAR-25-026), which supports milestone-driven progress from late-stage preclinical work… Read More
The “Tennessee Procurement Protection Act” (TCA 4-56-204) is effective July 1, 2026. This act prohibits: (1) foreign adversary companies from bidding on or entering contracts with the state for information and communications technology; and (2) all companies from knowingly selling “final products or services” (i.e., “technology service or software that may contain information and communication… Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has implemented new award terms and conditions that prohibit recipients from entering into contracts, subawards, purchase orders, or other procurement agreements with any individual or entity that is subject to foreign ownership, control, or influence by a Foreign Country of Concern (FCOC), as defined by the U.S. Department of… Read More
