Why do some people experience memory loss in midlife while others stay sharp well into their 80s and 90s? A research team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a $3.1 million award from the National Institute on Aging to investigate this critical question. The project is a joint effort of co-investigators… Read More
If clinical trials are the engine that drives new treatments and medical breakthroughs, then Giuseppe Pizzorno, PhD, PharmD, is the master mechanic working under the hood. At Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, he has quietly built the complex machinery—research teams, contracts, processes, and support systems—that allows dozens of cutting-edge trials to run without a hitch.… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s reputation for advancing cancer research and patient care has received national recognition with the selection of D. Neil Hayes, MD, Harriet S. Van Vleet Endowed Professor in Medical Oncology and director of the Center for Cancer Research, as a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO).… Read More
More than one-third of the Chattanooga physicians on the 2025 Top Doctors list from HealthScope magazine are affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga. HealthScope partnered with national health care firm Castle Connelly to compile the list of outstanding physicians in the area. This is the first year the magazine… Read More
Ted Cory, PharmD, PhD, associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, has secured a $154,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance the fight against HIV by focusing on improving how antiretroviral drugs reach hidden reservoirs within the body. Since the arrival of modern antiretroviral therapy (ART)… Read More
The Tennessee Department of Health has selected the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence and awarded the university a $12 million grant to lead a four-year initiative to help close the gaps driving differences in health outcomes for rural Tennesseans. Tennessee ranks 44th in the nation… Read More
Stepping away from didactic learning into real-world experience is an essential part of a future pharmacist’s education. Starting in the spring of their third year, and continuing through their fourth and final year, Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy begin their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga and its valued hospital partner Erlanger Health have launched a rural residency track in family medicine at Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital in Pikeville, Tennessee. The Family Medicine Residency Rural Track aims to improve health care in rural areas surrounding Chattanooga and adds to UT… Read More
