Tag: Institute for the Study of Host-Pathogen Systems

UTHSC’s Amber Smith, PhD, Receives $1.9 Million Grant to Continue Developing Mathematical Models to Understand Influenza and Secondary Infections

Written by Connor Bran

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Research

Amber Smith, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Institute for the Study of Host – Pathogen Systems at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue to develop mathematical models to understand influenza and bacterial co-infections.… Read More

Jonsson Dedicated to Building Collaborations in Infectious Disease Research

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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Research

Colleen Jonsson, PhD, the new director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is dedicated to creating networks of collaborators to identify and solve problems in infectious disease research. “By converging disciplines, we can create synergy around a topic, which hopefully leads to new perspectives and solutions,” said… Read More