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Record Number of Students Present at 46th Medical Student Research Fellowship Showcase

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Photo of Jacob Purkey working in the lab

On Friday, July 25, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine hosted the 46th Annual Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) presentations, spotlighting a record-breaking cohort of 85 first-year medical students. The event, held from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in the General Education Building, brought together faculty, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and residents… Read More

Summer Research Scholars Program Sets Undergrads on Path to Research Careers

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch
Claudia Torres from the Summer Research Scholars program gives her final presentation

Fresh from presenting the research he has been working on all summer to a room of students and researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Sean MacConnell, a senior from Tulane University, said he now has a clearer picture of his future. He has the Summer Research Scholars (SRS) Program at UT Health… Read More

Researcher Awarded $423,500 NIH Grant for Antiviral Testing Against Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Colleen Jonsson

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a two-year, $423,500 grant to Colleen Jonsson, PhD, director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for an innovative project that could lead to a novel treatment for a viral infection that spreads in both humans and animals.… Read More

From Its Earliest Days, Cytology Program Has Made Major Contributions to Health Care

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Photo of an early cytotechnology class

Back in the 1950s, the cytology program at what is now the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was recruited to provide support for a mass screening project that has been critical to the health of generations of women.   From July 1952 to June 1957, the Memphis Project tested 290,000 women with a new procedure,… Read More

HEI Summer Symposium Showcases Rising Stars in Vision Science

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Clinical CareEducationResearch
Photo of presenters at the Summer Student and Resident/Fellow Symposium

The Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center once again opened its doors to innovation, inspiration, and scientific discovery during its fourth-annual Summer Student and Resident/Fellow Symposium, held Wednesday, July 23, in the Freeman Auditorium. Now a signature event for HEI, this year’s symposium drew strong participation from across the… Read More

UT Health Science Center, University of Memphis Collaborate to Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch
Headshot of Dr. Anne Zachry

A grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will expand a longstanding behavioral health workforce and education training program at the University of Memphis to include the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Together, the two institutions will launch an initiative aimed at building a stronger behavioral health workforce in West Tennessee. The… Read More

UT Health Science Center Team Awarded $3.15 Million NIH Grant to Study Social Influences on Nicotine Addiction

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Hao Chen

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has received a $3.15 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Hao Chen, PhD, Brendan Tunstall, PhD, and Dean Kirson, PhD, are collaborating on a study examining how social interactions… Read More

After Longstanding and Outstanding Commitment to Research and Graduate Training, Dr. Donald Thomason Returns to Mentoring and Educating Students

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education
Portrait of Dr. Donald Thomason

After serving with great distinction and dedication since 2012 as the dean of the College of Graduate Health Sciences, effective today, esteemed leader and colleague Donald Thomason, PhD, returns to his passion and to direct activities in teaching and mentoring students.  Since becoming a faculty member at UT Health Science Center in the Department of Physiology in… Read More