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Wesley G. Byerly, PharmD, has been hired as the senior associate vice chancellor for Research and Administration for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Selected by Steve Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research, after a national search, Dr. Byerly’s appointment was effective May 1, 2022. Most recently associate vice president for Research Integrity… Read More
In order to better serve the research community at UTHSC, the Office of Research has named Kyle Johnson Moore, PhD, as the new director of the Office of Scientific Writing, as of January 2021. In this role, Dr. Johnson Moore will assist research faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students in the writing of successful research grants… Read More
Three research projects have been selected as the winners of the 2017 University of Tennessee Collaborative Research Network (UT CORNET) Awards in Cancer Research. The awards are designed to promote new lines of team-based research and serve as a catalyist of new collaborative partnerships for UT cancer investigators across Tennessee. Imagined by UTHSC Vice Chancellor… Read More
For 47 years, the Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) program has provided competitively selected UT Health Sciences medical students the opportunity to conduct individualized research under the mentorship of College of Medicine faculty in both basic science and clinical science departments over the summer. The program served as an introduction to biomedical research and careers… Read More
On one of the first sunny days last spring, virologist Colleen Jonsson, PhD, sat outside her office building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, face up to the sun. “You have to get your sun,” she says to a passerby. The Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Virology in the Department of… Read More
When Jennifer Ferris, MHS, CCRC, received the 2025 Alston Exempt Staff Award in December, the recognition marked more than a personal milestone. It was a notable moment for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville. Ferris is the first recipient from the Knoxville campus to earn the university-wide honor, an… Read More
“Our postdoctoral scholars are not just trainees — they are the research leaders of tomorrow,” Jessica Snowden, MD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said at the recent 18th Annual Postdoctoral Research Showcase. Hosted by the UT Health Science Center Postdoctoral Association (PhDA) on January 22, the showcase brought… Read More
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) recently recognized some of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s innovators, whose research is generating new intellectual property, licenses, and startup companies, reflecting the depth of discovery at the university and the growing momentum behind its innovation portfolio. The 2025 Innovation Awards luncheon for UT Health Sciences… Read More
