You’ve probably heard the terms misinformation and disinformation bantered about when talking about social media or the news. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, they are distinct. Misinformation is simply false or inaccurate information. Disinformation is false or misleading information deliberately used to deceive and spread fear and suspicion.
Dr. Vivek Kumar, Associate Professor at The Jackson Laboratory will present a seminar entitled “Mouse Homes and Hotels Towards a Scalable Infrastructure for Neuogenetics and Drug Discovery” Friday, December 8, 2023 at 1:30pm in the CRB Auditorium-Rm. 114 or if you are interested in the Zoom seminar, Please send an email to Tamara Brock (tbrock5@uthsc.edu).
December 4-8
10:00am – 3:00pm
Johnson Building, Room 311
Drop in to the Advanced Imaging Core (AIC) (Johnson Building, Room 311) anytime between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Bring a prepared specimen for testing the Elyra 7 system to receive immediate feedback about sample quality and specimen suitability for imaging.
Drs. Theodore Cory and Santosh Kumar are enrolling African American women for a research
project “Isolation of Blood from Healthy Control Donors”, to find out how the immune system
responds to infection with infectious diseases.
Subjects must be between the ages of 18-50, and generally healthy. Subjects must not be
heavy alcohol users, use illicit substances, have liver damage, have HIV, the human
papillomavirus (HPV), or be pregnant.
Subjects will be asked to provide 4 tablespoons of blood in one blood draw and will be
compensated $25.
Please contact Dr. Theodore Cory at tcory1@uthsc.edu, or 901-448-7216.
Dr. Zhousheng Xiao, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UTHSC, will present “Extrarenal functions of PolyCyctins” at Noon (CST) on Wednesday, 12/13/23; ZOOM information jtwitche@uthsc.edu
The Department of Physiology Seminar Series will continue this Thursday, December 7th, from 3:30-5:00pm in the Cancer Research Building Auditorium
Activation of funds requires at least one login into WEPA through the UTHSC login page, the mobile app for Android and iOS, the traditional computer driver, or at a campus print kiosk with your UT NetID and password.
Since 2020, Andrew Wilner, MD, has hosted and produced a podcast exploring the art, business, and clinical aspects of the field of medicine for the public. Now, “The Art of Medicine with Dr. Wilner” will reach 100 episodes on December 10. Episodes from Dr. Wilner’s podcast appear biweekly on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all… Read More
