Max Fletcher, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the UTHSC has been named among the 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The “Releasing the Butterfly” Summer SuperLearning Camp is an intensive six-week college-preparatory series. UTHSC, located in downtown”s Memphis Medical Center, volunteered to host the camp.
The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a grant for $1,075,000 from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to fund a study on brain tumors.
In July, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will launch the area”s only Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The Department of Preventive Medicine at the UTHSC has joined a national, multicenter clinical study to determine whether lower blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
A Memphis-trained physician, turned NASA astronaut returns to her alma mater — UTHSC — this fall. Margaret Rhea Seddon, MD, a 1973 graduate of UT, will deliver the evening address at the UTHSC Centennial Gala on September 17.
The UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists is accepting grant applications for its Giving Circle grants program. Applications must be submitted electronically to alliance@tennessee.edu by Friday, September 30, 2011.
On June 20 through 22, the Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER) will host a regional conference to promote health equity among minority communities.
