Two researchers at the UT Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for medical research that will improve the study of and search for cure for Huntington’s.
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, MBBS, D.Phil., will join the medical staff at three Memphis health care institutions in May.
Last week, David Coburn, a 27-year employee at UTHSC who had never flown before, took his first trip on an airplane — to Hollywood. He flew west to see Lil Rounds perform on “American Idol.”
Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, director of the Center for Cancer Research at UTHSC, and Andrew M. Davidoff, MD, newly appointed chair of the Department of Surgery at St. Jude, have been awarded a more than $2.7 million grant.
Something very small but incredibly powerful is happening in Memphis. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UTHSC is sponsoring the first local celebration of “NanoDays” from March 28 to April 5.
The Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC is conducting a research study on urinary urge incontinence in women over the age of 18. Women with frequent urinary urges or an “overactive bladder” are encouraged to participate.
In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
On Friday, March 6, Dentistry’s 2009 Outstanding Alumni — John H. Sullivan, DDS, and James B. Summitt, DDS, MS — will receive their awards during a noon luncheon at the Hilton Memphis Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard.
