Category: 2016


Gabor Tigyi Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Industry Relations

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In the newly approved Operational Strategic Plan for Research, there is an entire section devoted to Stimulating Partnerships and Collaborations. Outlined carefully in this section are subsections that describe specific ways UTHSC can spur partnerships and collaborations with our different partners, both established and yet to be established. Corporate Partners in Research, one of the… Read More

The UT CORNET Awards in Cancer Research Announced, Initiative’s Network Continues to Grow

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The 2016 University of Tennessee Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards in Cancer request for applications was announced in late September at Vice Chancellor for Research Steven R. Goodman’s Town Hall meeting. The CORNET Awards provide seed money to stimulate innovative, interdisciplinary, team-based research which will give rise to future extramural funding. There are several key… Read More

Forging a Path in the Field of Dental Research

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At the core of the College of Dentistry (COD) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) mission are three fundamental values: Teaching, Service, and Research. The COD has placed an increased emphasis on research in the past few years which has started them on a journey of transformation. While teaching will always remain… Read More

Funding Opportunities: They’re Personal Now

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In his Town Hall address on September 26, 2016, Vice Chancellor for Research Steven R. Goodman, PhD, announced that the Office of Research Development had recently purchased Elsevier’s Pure Funding Discovery Module. Pure will provide UTHSC with a public-facing portal which will allow the university to showcase its faculty and their research expertise, thus increasing… Read More

Genotation, a Novel Informatics Solution for Scientific Readers

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As biomedical researchers, we rely on peer-reviewed journal articles to improve our knowledge and stay abreast of current information, techniques, and ideas. Journal articles often contain interrelated concepts of biological systems including biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, genetics, diseases, and drug therapies, making it difficult for any single reader to know details of all the content. Therefore,… Read More

New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jarrod Fortwendel

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Jarrod Fortwendel, PhDdm assistant professor in the  department of Clinical Pharmacy within the College of Pharmacy joined the faculty in July 2016. After completing his BS in Clinical Laboratory Science from Indiana State University in 1999, Dr. Forwendel received his PhD in Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. He completed his… Read More

“Sun Showers and UTHSC-Industry Partnerships” A Message from Dr. Steven R. Goodman

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The rain in a sun show is actually coming from a different location and being blown into the sunny region by a strong wind. In the case of university-industry partnerships, it also requires a strong force to blow the resources of industry, that allow products to reach the public, towards the ability of the academic… Read More

UTHSC/UAMS Substance Abuse Mini-Symposium Encourages Collaboration

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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. More people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than in any other year on record. Opioids, primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin, are the main drugs associated with overdose deaths. Deaths from drug overdose… Read More

UTHSC Researcher Heading Superfund Research Center

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Hazardous substances at Superfund sites are frequently remediated using thermal processes. These processes produce particulate matter (PM), which can be found as a contaminate in soils or sediments and in air due to emissions from treatment facilities, or dust from additional remediation or containment activities. It is also widely assumed that the environmental and health effects of inhaled PM are due to the… Read More

Improving Institutional Research Core Function

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Providing researchers with outstanding research infrastructure that will enhance discovery, productivity and the reputation of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) research enterprise has been a primary focus during Dr. Goodman’s first year of service as vice chancellor for Research (VCR). Institutional Core Facilities are a key component of the infrastructure, essential to maintaining… Read More