Kotb to Serve on National Homeland Security Task Force
|Malak Kotb, PhD, UTHSC A.C. Mullins Professor in Research, has been asked to serve on the Advisory Committee to the newly formed National Task Force on Community Preparedness and Response.
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UTHSC and St. Jude Awarded NIH Clinical Training Grant
|Ronald I. Shorr, MD, MS, associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, and Patricia M. Flynn, MD, MS, professor at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, were recently awarded a $1.5 million grant.
College of Medicine 2005 Alumni Weekend Highlights
|The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a packed agenda planned for the College of Medicine’s 2005 Alumni Weekend to be held at the Peabody Hotel beginning Friday, Oct. 14.
Three to Receive UTHSC Outstanding Alumni Awards
|Three exceptional alumni were chosen by the College of Medicine Alumni Council to receive the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine’s 2005 Outstanding Alumnus Award.
Ferrara Named Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operation
|Following a nation-wide search, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) announces the appointment of Tony Ferrara, CPA, MAS, as vice chancellor for finance and operations.
NIH Grant to Probe the Effect of Hepatitis C on African-Americans
|UTHSC recently received a five-year $3.2 million grant as one of eight National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cooperative Research Centers. The grant will focus on hepatitis C.
UT Hamilton Eye Institute Team Awarded NIH Grant
|Edward Chaum, MD, PhD, recently was awarded a $1.62 million National Eye Institute grant to develop computer-based methods for diagnosing blinding eye diseases.
UTHSC College of Nursing Sponsers Airport Health and Safety Expo
|The College of Nursing is saluting the 30th anniversary of the Memphis International Airport’s Dorothy L. Bobbitt Health Station by sponsoring “Health and Safety Expo 2005” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7.