Tag: College of Graduate Health Sciences

Rethinking Social Drinking: UT Health Science Center Researcher Explores Science Behind Social Influence on Alcohol Use

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Brendan Tunstall

When Brendan Tunstall, PhD, looks at the science of addiction, he sees something missing. “For all we’ve learned about the pharmacology and neurobiology of alcohol use disorder,” he said, “in preclinical behavioral research, historically, we’ve largely ignored one factor known to powerfully influence human behavior—other people.” Dr. Tunstall, assistant professor of Pharmacology in the College… 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

Spring 2025 Graduate Health Sciences Magazine Shares Stories of Scientific Success

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationResearch
Graduate Health Sciences Magazine Cover

This year, the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is renewing its commitment to preparing well-rounded scientists for successful careers. The latest issue of Graduate Health Sciences Magazine highlights this dedication through stories of thriving students, faculty, and alumni. Driven to Achieve More Learn why a doctoral student,… Read More

Alumna Offers Words of Wisdom to Postdocs

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch
Portrait of Dr. Weili Sun

Weili Sun, MD, PhD, traveled to Memphis from China in 1998 to pursue a PhD in pathology at UT Health Science Center. She had not been back to the university since leaving in 2005 for her postgraduate medical training, until she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Winter Postdoc Research Showcase  last month. … Read More

Margaret Bohm Serves to Be the Voice of All Students

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Margaret Bohm, this year’s president of the Student Government Association Executive Council and student representative on the UT Health Science Center Advisory Board, is determined to be the voice of all students at the university. Bohm is also the president of the Graduate Student Executive Council. “I take it very seriously that my position is… Read More

Leadership Team Hitting Stride Toward Statewide Vision of Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities.

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

“We are in a good place and moving in a good direction,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, told members of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday during their summer meeting in Memphis. With many new leaders now in place and joining already committed colleagues to forge a more-cohesive team across all four Health Science Center campuses, the… Read More

Graduate Health Sciences Magazine Showcases Impactful Work of Students and Researchers

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationPublic ServiceResearch

The spring 2024 issue of the College of Graduate Health Sciences Magazine illustrates how the college continues to support innovation among its students, postdocs, and faculty, allowing them to develop a career-long dedication to finding cures and answering the big questions. Fostering Ingenuity Learn how an initiative in the College of Graduate Health Sciences helped… Read More

UTHSC to Graduate 83 Students in 2023 Summer Commencement

Written by Christopher Green

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Education

When Kamalika Samanta walks across the stage Monday to accept her doctoral degree, she is certain she will be equipped with all the tools she needs for the next step in her career as a researcher. Samanta is one of 83 students graduating in UTHSC’s summer commencement on August 21. She and 31 other students… Read More