FOX13 has been continuing to learn new information after nine people were arrested in a Parkway Village drug bust. FOX13 learned that a University of Tennessee Health Science Center chairman was arrested during that raid. April 30: WREG May 1: Fox 13 News–9PM May 1: Boxden May 1: WREG News Channel 3 Saturday at 10:00… Read More
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Byron C. Jones, PhD, professor in the Department of Genetics, Geonomics, and Informatics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, $2.87 million for his continuing study of genetic alterations associated with Gulf War illness among former military personnel. April 30: News Medical April 30: Bioengineer
Recently, Revotek Co., Ltd. (“Revotek”), a vertically integrated biotech company specialized in 3D bioprinting, and West China Hospital of Sichuan University, a leading research hospital in China, have reached an agreement, in which the latter shall introduce Revotek’s cell encapsulation technology, or Biosynsphere, for the use in its basic and translational research in stem cell… Read More
One variant linked to India’s recent COVID-19 surge was detected in Shelby County this week, said David Sweat, Shelby County Health Department deputy director. Doug McGowen, City of Memphis chief operating officer, also announced two changes to countywide vaccine availability next week – including a new walk-in that will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.… Read More
Zoning variances for Orleans Station — the 12-building, 10-acre apartment and commercial development on the medical school campus — received unanimous approval Wednesday, April 28, by the Board of Adjustment. In an online meeting challenged by technical difficulties and board-member absences, the Board of Adjustment also rejected a Summer Avenue business’s request to allow an… Read More
While data show only about a third of people in Shelby County have been vaccinated, Gov. Bill Lee declared the health crisis is over. He wanted the county to lift its mask mandate and other restrictions by the end of May. It’s something local health experts strongly disagreed with. April 28: Fox 13 News–5PM April… Read More
For the first time in published literature, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers showed that a variety of white blood cells known as eosinophils modify the respiratory barrier during influenza A (IAV) infection, according to a recent paper in the journal Cells. This research could have implications in understanding… Read More
When Scott Strome moved to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to become executive dean of the college of medicine, there were just 6 Black students in a class of 170. “We vowed to change that,” he told STAT. They’ve worked to cut student debt, drop the requirement that applicants be from Tennessee or… Read More
