A “team effort” for discovering how to diagnose and treat amyloidosis, a rare protein-folding disorder. Amyloidosis is a rare disorder that occurs when an abnormal amyloid protein deposits in organs and tissues, interfering with their ability to function normally. There are approximately 30 different types of amyloidosis, and the disease can either be systemic or (read more)
Inventions & Patents
From Discovery to Biopharmaceutical Startup: UTGSM Innovators Demonstrate Progress in Therapeutics for Systemic Amyloidosis
A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine has spent more than two decades investigating systemic amyloidosis, a rare and often fatal disorder with few treatments. Their work played an integral role in moving discoveries out of the lab and into clinical trials, helping launch a biopharmaceutical company focused on (read more)
Protecting the Front Lines of COVID-19: Professor Designs and Donates Face Shield for Healthcare Workers
Story courtesy of the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Assistant Professor of Architecture Maged Guerguis saw a way to improve an essential protective device for healthcare workers during the fight against COVID-19, and he responded as architects do: He innovated. His goal was to improve safety and ultimate comfort for the healthcare (read more)