Seed Grants Available for UT-ORNL Research The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) is seeking proposals for its second round of seed grants. All UT faculty and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are eligible to apply. The deadline for this round of grants is June 28. Over the next five years, UT-ORII plans to… Read More
Colleen Jonsson, PhD, director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has dedicated her life to studying highly pathogenic viruses and plant infectious agents. In a career that spans nearly 30 years, she has been involved in the fight against such global viral threats as West Nile, SARS,… Read More
Under the leadership of Dr. Goodman, Vice Chancellor for Research, the UTHSC Office of Research has worked to expand the unique partnership between the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). A new emphasis on pursuing collaborative opportunities with ORNL was woven throughout his Operational Strategic Plan for Research, the 5-year blueprint for… Read More
Green tea has been known to have beneficial health effects, but how these effects come about has been a mystery. Now, a team collaborating across the University of Tennessee System has discovered the molecular mechanisms through which key chemicals in green tea work to benefit the human body. The research teams of L. Darryl Quarles,… Read More
