Publisher: The Memphis Business Journal


UTHSC partners with Southern Research on drug discovery

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, or UTHSC, has formed a partnership with Birmingham’s Southern Research to advance promising research that could lead to new drugs to address unmet medical needs. The program links the drug discovery and development expertise of Southern Research with UTHSC’s research network, which spans four campuses and has been… Read More


Local college expands regional tuition rate to 13 nearby states

The Memphis Business Journal

One local college has expanded its regional tuition rate, lowering tuition for students from parts of 13 nearby states. Effective fall 2017, University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy will offer a regional tuition rate to students who live within a 200-mile radius of Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville.


UTHSC Launches Center for Health Equity Research

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has launched a new center dedicated to making a difference in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities.


UTHSC receives $3 million for pancreatic cancer research

The Memphis Business Journal

A professor in the departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center received two grants totaling $3.4 million. Dr. Subhash Chauhan, a professor in the UTHSC Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, will use the funding to develop nanotherapeutic options to combat pancreatic cancer.


UTHSC Receives $3 Million for Pancreatic Cancer Research

The Memphis Business Journal

A professor in the departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center received two grants totaling $3.4 million.


UTHSC’s new facility is a rarity nationwide

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is moving pieces in place to ensure the school will be in prime position to attract students who want to have the most advanced facilities.


Memphis scientist awarded $1.66 million grant for Parkinson’s research

The Memphis Business Journal

A $1.66 million federal research grant will allow a University of Tennessee Health Science Center scientist in Memphis to track down the role of a brain chemical called dopamine. Associate professor Fu-Ming Zhou won the five-year grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, one of more than two dozen  in the National… Read More


UTHSC researcher gets NIH funding for Parkinson’s research

The Memphis Business Journal

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor received a $1.6 million grant to study the role of dopamine in Parkinson’s disease. Fu-Ming Zhou, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine, received the grant, distributed over five years, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke