Robert C. Klesges, PhD, MS, BA, AA, professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the new chair of the Community-Level Health Promotion Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Members of the study section, which reviews grant… Read More
Join LifeSciTN’s Memphis Academic Alliance Chapter for monthly networking “Beer and Biotech” events! Want to explore career development, expand your network, or dip into the startup scene? Hear from local life science industry professionals on the 2nd Thursday of every month @ Trolley Stop Market* Network reception at 5 p.m. Scheduled speaker begins at 5:30 p.m. *Trolley Stop Market,… Read More
Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, founding Director of the Retinal Degenerations and Ophthalmic Genetics Service and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hamilton Eye Institute of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was featured in the “Memphis on the Mend” section of the August 2014 issue of the Memphis Medical News.
Rennolds Ostrom, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a grant totaling $165,000 from the American Heart Association for research focused on understanding basic biochemical and cell biological processes that govern how cells respond to hormones in the blood and signals from the brain.
Alex Dopico, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been awarded more than $1.85 million to extend funding for his ongoing research into the effects of alcohol on the brain.
The United States Army 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion recognized several leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) for supporting its mission to educate students about the scholarship opportunities that exist in the Army and to recruit personnel in all medical fields to join the Army as medical officers.
Despite a tremendous increase in the research efforts and progress to find treatments and cures for hereditary retinal degenerations, therapeutic options able to restore significantly vision remain to date limited. But the scenario is changing.
With the help of a $308,000 grant from the American Heart Association, Dr. Dong Wang and his research team will be able to further explore ways to improve the treatment of patients with heart attack and ischemic heart disease. Dong Wang, PhD, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received… Read More
