UTHSC News

The Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine Gains International Reach With New Partnership

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

An institute led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is gaining international reach, thanks to a new partnership with a worldwide interdisciplinary network. The Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine (TennIRM) has combined forces with the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) in an informal partnership to promote their common interest in stem cell therapeutics and… Read More

ITS Undergoes “Digital Transformation” to Improve Technology Efficiency on Campus

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

The Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is in the process of a digital transformation to make work on campus easier for faculty, students, and staff through the use of technology. UTHSC TechConnect, a new IT service site, launched today as the replacement for the UTHSC Footprints… Read More

Chief Information Security Officer Dennis Leber Honored by National Security Leaders

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

Dennis E. Leber, PhD, assistant vice chancellor and chief information security officer for Information Technology Services at UTHSC, has been named to the inaugural Top 100 CISOs (C100) listing by CISO Connect. Honorees were selected among distinguished security leaders across the U.S. by the CISO Board of Judges.

Chumbler Named Chair Diagnostic and Health Sciences and Associate Dean of Academic Development and Accreditation for Health Professions

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Education

Neale R. Chumbler, PhD, has been named to head two divisions within the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Beginning July 30, Dr. Chumbler will serve as chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences (DDHS) and associate dean of Academic Development and Accreditation for the UTHSC College of Health Professions.

Medical Student Gene Lamanilao Awarded Alpha Omega Alpha Fellowship for Liver Regeneration Research

Written by Liana McWilliams

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EducationResearch

Gene Lamanilao, a third-year medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, received the highly esteemed 2021 AΩA Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship for his research of liver regeneration through mitotherapy.

Toni Whitaker Receives $3.1 Million For UTHSC’s LEND Program

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor’s efforts to improve health outcomes in children with, or at risk for, neurodevelopmental and related disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders. Toni Whitaker, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and division chief for Developmental Pediatrics in the UTHSC… Read More

Adam S. Arthur, MD, Named Chair of Neurosurgery at UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Arthur has been the director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery for Semmes Murphey Clinic and the UTHSC Department of Neurosurgery since 2009. In addition, Dr. Arthur also… Read More

Athletics Paved the Way for PA Student’s Interest In Health Care

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Hannah McCarty, a second-year student in the Physician Assistant Studies program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, decided she would pursue a career in health care after witnessing the effects of athletic injuries. “As an athlete who suffered injuries and witnessed my teammates suffer different types of them as well, I became interested… Read More