UTHSC News


UTHSC’s Hamilton Eye Institute Hosts Three Pioneers of Cataract Surgery at Annual Distinguished Visiting Professorship Lecture

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Dr. Honan, Dr. Mazzocco and Dr. Kratz The Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will salute three visiting distinguished ophthalmologists on Nov. 21 for their work, which has helped to revolutionize modern cataract surgery in America and beyond.


Two New Chairs Appointed in the College of Medicine at UTHSC

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      Alex Dopico, MD, PhD, and Michael Whitt, PhD David Stern, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has appointed new chairs to lead two departments in the college.


Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, Dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, Wins National Award for Sustained Contributions to Biomedical Literature

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Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MBA, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the recipient of the 2013 Literature Award for Sustained Contributions given by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation. The award honors important contributions by pharmacists to biomedical… Read More


The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Raises More Than $3,500 for Pacific Typhoon Relief Efforts

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) raised $3,569.05  to aid the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which slammed into the eastern Philippines on November 8. Morning and afternoon fund drives were held on the campus on November 13, with students, faculty, staff, members of the local health care community and the public contributing. Physical… Read More


Professor Gabor Tigyi Receives $2.39 Million Grant for Drug Discovery Research

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Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD (back row, third from left) and his team. The threat of a nuclear accident, like the one at Fukushima, or the explosion of a nuclear device necessitates the development of radiation countermeasures that are safe and effective when applied 24 hours or later after a radiation injury. There are no such… Read More


The University of Tennessee Health Science Center to Raise Funds for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is mobilizing to raise money to aid the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded when it slammed into the Philippines on Friday. Two fund drives will be held on the UTHSC campus on Wednesday, November 13, with the money going to… Read More


UTHSC Assistant Professor Ronald ‘Nick’ Laribee Receives $1.35 Million Grant for Cancer Drug Development Research

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The laboratory of Ronald “Nick” Laribee, PhD, studies how cells sense nutrients and transmit the information to the machinery regulating how genes are turned on and off. 


UTHSC Communications and Marketing Team Earns Platinum MarCom Award in 2013 International Competition

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The Communications and Marketing Department of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has earned top honors – Platinum – in the 2013 MarCom Awards. An international creative competition, the MarCom Awards recognize outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals. UTHSC’s team submitted only one entry in the annual competition titled, “BSN Reborn!” Entered… Read More