Please join the Department of Surgery for the Association of Women Surgeons visiting professor series. SPEAKER: Marion C. W. Henry, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP Professor of Plastic Surgery in Division of Pediatric Surgery | University of Chicago TITLE: “Pediatric Surgery Advocacy: Raising our Voices for the Future” DATE: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 LOCATION: 956 Court Avenue (Coleman Building,… Read More
TODAY! Dr. James Smyth from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, will be presenting a seminar ‘Molecular mechanisms of cardiac gap junction regulation and arrhythmia: from alternative translation initiation to viral pathogenesis’ from 3:30 – 5:00 PM in the Cancer Research Building Auditorium. Hosted by the Department of Physiology. Please make plans to… Read More
University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd will host his fifth State of the University Address on Thursday, February 13, at 12:00 pm CST/1:00 pm EST at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro (1200 Conference Center Blvd., Murfreesboro). The address will serve as the preamble to the Grand Challenges Summit, a two-day event exploring the innovative… Read More
After graduating from college, Lucas Parrish worked multiple odd jobs trying to find use for his biochemistry degree. He intended to pursue a graduate degree in anesthesiology, but that plan changed when he started taking care of his wife’s grandmother after an accident. “She fell and broke her shoulder and was no longer able to… Read More
Dear Colleagues, We know many of you have questions about the recent federal funding freeze announced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on January 27, 2025, and what it means for you, your colleagues, and the University of Tennessee. The OMB memorandum (M-25-13), which would have directed federal agencies to temporarily pause certain… Read More
For the third year in a row, the Memphis Business Journal has included Peter Buckley, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, on its Power 100 list. Compiled by the Memphis Business Journal’s editorial team, the list profiles the 100 most influential people in business in Memphis and the Mid-South. It recognizes outstanding… Read More
Join us Wednesday, February 5th, for a presentation by Foluso A. Fakorede, MD. “Amputation Prevention in the Diabetic Belt: Strategies and Impact on Population Health” is the topic. Crowe Building, Room 208. Lunch is available at 11:45, first come first served. Register now! See you there or join us via Zoom. CE credit is available.… Read More
The Diabetes research team at UTHSC is looking for healthy African Americans and Caucasians, ages 18-65, who have normal blood sugars and no personal or family history of diabetes. If you volunteer and qualify, you will be asked to attend ONE 4-hour clinic visit for a series of tests and blood draws. ELIGIBLE volunteers will… Read More
