Early and profound memory loss is a primary symptom of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). By the year 2050, more than 11 million elderly Americans will suffer from the disease. Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department ofAnatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a $418,000 grant to further her research of… Read More
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received the Chauncey I. Cooper Award from the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA). The award is the highest recognition given by the nationwide organization of pharmacists founded in 1947 to promote… Read More
Each to Receive Up to $130,000 Annually Over Two to Three Years The UT Institute for Research, Innovation, Synergy and Health Equity (iRISE) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has selected two winners of its 2015 Career Development Awards, also known as the KL2 Program: Kunal Singhal, PhD, assistant professor, Department of… Read More
Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was invited by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to serve as a leader of a recent webinar on campus planning. Dr. Brown’s presentation used UTHSC’s Campus Master Plan, unveiled last fall,… Read More
Emile J. David, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Administration at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced two appointments: Kenneth J. Bradshaw to director of Facilities Administration, and Gary M. White to director of Architecture and Planning. In the spring, Bradshaw officially assumed his new role, in which he has overall responsibility… Read More
Tennessee Smiles, a grassroots oral health outreach initiative at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is continuing its efforts to provide community dental services and educate adults and children on oral health care. The program, operated through the UTHSC College of Dentistry, provided dental screenings at churches, elementary schools and other organizations in the greater… Read More
The Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. (PREVENT), a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) located at the University of Saskatchewan, and Vaxent in Memphis, Tennessee, are pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of StreptAnova®, a vaccine designed to prevent Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections. The trial will be… Read More
Diane Pace, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NCMP, CCD, FAANP, associate professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been recognized as one of 20 Outstanding Professors of Women’s Health Nursing by NursePractitionerSchools.com. According to the website, those chosen are… Read More
