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UTHSC Team Members Push for Heart Disease Awareness in Collaboration with the American Heart Association

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Veronica Jones, a campus security officer with the UTHSC Campus Police Department, has been an awareness advocate for heart disease for 11 years. “It’s personal for me,” she said. “My mother, father, brother, cousins, and brother-in-law have passed away from heart disease, so every moment that I get to spread awareness about it, I do… Read More


Lyndsay Pittman Named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management

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Lyndsay Pittman, MEd, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Enrollment Management. She has served as the university registrar since 2018. Prior to coming to UTHSC, Pittman had served as Registrar for 10 years at three institutions in Oklahoma. She has over 16 years in higher education instruction, enrollment management, and student support services. “Lyndsay… Read More


Kabra Champions Heart Disease Awareness for Women During Pandemic

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Rajesh Kabra, MD, FHRS, a professor in the Division of Cardiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has a simple piece of advice for  women who may have or be at risk for heart disease during the pandemic: Don’t be deterred from seeking necessary medical attention for heart-… Read More


UTHSC’s Vaithianathan Receives $1.9 Million Grant for Retinal Research

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Thirumalini Vaithianathan, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has spent a decade studying molecular signaling involved in vision. She has just received $1.9 million from the National Eye Institute for her project titled, “Dynamics of calcium signals control neurotransmitter release in… Read More


Pharmacy Magazine: Heroes Train Here

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The Winter 2020 Issue of the College of Pharmacy Magazine introduces you to the faculty, staff, and students of the College of Pharmacy, who joined in UTHSC’s fight against the coronavirus and have exemplified what it means to be a hero in the face of a pandemic. In this issue, you can read stories on how the… Read More


Office of Research Names New Director of Scientific Writing

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In order to better serve the research community at UTHSC, the Office of Research has named  Kyle Johnson Moore, PhD, as the new director of the Office of Scientific Writing, as of January 2021. In this role, Dr. Johnson Moore will assist research faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students in the writing of successful research grants… Read More


Wilner’s Podcast Makes Feedspot.com’s 20 Physician Podcasts You Need To Know List for Second Year

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A podcast by Andrew N. Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN, associate professor of neurology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was named among Feedspot.com’s  “Top 20 Physicians Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021.” “The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner” is hosted by Dr. Wilner, who serves as the… Read More


Educational Assistance Benefit Lauded Among UTHSC Employees

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Thanks to the university’s support for employees to improve their knowledge and skills through its educational assistance benefit, many at UTHSC have advanced their degrees. “At the UT Health Science Center, our employees and their spouse or dependents can take advantage of the tuition waiver benefit,” said Chandra Alston, EdD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, associate vice chancellor… Read More