In order to better serve the UTHSC research community, the Office of Research announced in January 2017 the opening of the Office of Scientific Writing (OSW). Dr. Richard Redfearn was appointed as Director of this office. The OSW is designed to assist research faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students in the writing of successful research grant proposals… Read More
During the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Annual Meeting in mid-February, UTHSC’s Vice Chancellor for Research Steven R. Goodman, PhD, was officially inducted as a 2016 AAAS Fellow for his contributions to advancing science to serve society. Dr. Goodman was presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin (representing science… Read More
After a whirlwind two days of meeting with multiple leaders at companies from across the city of Memphis and speaking with several officials from UTHSC and the University of Memphis, we sat down with Dr. James Kang (left) and Dr. Steven R. Goodman (right) to talk about where they’ve been, what has been discussed, and what… Read More
As highlighted elsewhere in this issue, international collaborations between UTHSC and entities in China are developing. These provide unique opportunities for training both members of the UTHSC team and our international collaborators. The highlighted discussions that took place in February with groups from Chengdu, PRC, noted unique support activities that UTHSC can provide to advance the… Read More
In February, a UTHSC delegation led by Vice Chancellor for Research Steven Goodman visited Chengdu in the PR of China. The delegation included Dean Don Thomason, Associate VCRs Stephania Cormier and Gabor Tigyi, Assistant VCR Weikuan Gu, Professor of Pharmacy Ryan Yates, and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at UTHSC and St. Jude Chair of Pediatric Cardiology… Read More
When the University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosted a delegation of Chinese scientists in mid-April as part of an ongoing conversation to bring novel research initiatives, cutting-edge biotechnologies, and a student and postdoctoral Fellow Exchange Program to Memphis, you may wonder what could all this mean for UTHSC’s future? Our university offers several unique assets… Read More
