UTHSC News


Research Patents Demonstrate Advances in Nuclear Medicine

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Two researchers at the UT Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for medical research that will improve the study of and search for cure for Huntington’s.


UT’s Telefund Surpasses $1 Million in Pledges for 2008-09

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The University of Tennessee’s telephone fundraising campaign is proof that gifts of all sizes can make a difference.


UTHSC, Le Bonheur, St. Jude Name Joint Director of Critical Care

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K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, MBBS, D.Phil., will join the medical staff at three Memphis health care institutions in May.


Ties to ‘American Idol’ Right Here in Memphis at UTHSC

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Last week, David Coburn, a 27-year employee at UTHSC who had never flown before, took his first trip on an airplane — to Hollywood. He flew west to see Lil Rounds perform on “American Idol.”


Researchers at UTHSC and St. Jude Earn $2.7 Million Grant

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Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, director of the Center for Cancer Research at UTHSC, and Andrew M. Davidoff, MD, newly appointed chair of the Department of Surgery at St. Jude, have been awarded a more than $2.7 million grant.


The UT Health Science Center Hosts NanoDays March 28 to April 5

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Something very small but incredibly powerful is happening in Memphis. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UTHSC is sponsoring the first local celebration of “NanoDays” from March 28 to April 5.


Researchers at UTHSC Study Urinary Urge Incontinence in Women

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The Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC is conducting a research study on urinary urge incontinence in women over the age of 18. Women with frequent urinary urges or an “overactive bladder” are encouraged to participate.


ORNL, UT Project Could Save Vision of Millions

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In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.