“When I was eight years old, I told my grandmother I was going to get a Ph.D. in microbiology,” said Stacey Patterson, vice president for research, outreach and economic development at the University of Tennessee System and president of the UT Research Foundation (UTRF). “It’s lucky I fell in love with science and research.” This (read more)
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UTRF-affiliated company secures $200M investment, recognized at Startup Day 2022
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to support companies leveraging assets from the University of Tennessee and the East Tennessee ecosystem to expand their operations and thrive. One of these companies, Genera, is a biomass supply chain solutions company that aims to bridge the gap between the value of agriculture in the field and (read more)
Employee Spotlight: Todd Ponzio
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to welcome Todd Ponzio as its new Vice President of the UTRF office located at the UT Health Science Center. Ponzio brings a wealth of experience to the role from his time advancing biomedical and healthcare technologies at the National Institutes of Health, Naval Medical Research Center (read more)