The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) Board voted in May to promote James Parrett, J.D., M.S., PharmD, to vice president of UTRF’s Memphis Office, effective July 1, 2026. Parrett first joined UTRF in 2021 as a technology manager and was promoted to staff attorney in 2022. As vice president, Parrett will oversee technology transfer and commercialization activities for UTRF’s Memphis Office, supporting innovators at the UT Health Sciences, UT Martin and UT Southern campuses. Additionally, Parrett will continue to serve a dual role, (read more)
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From Discovery to Impact: Entrepreneurship & Industry Partnerships in Health Sciences Workshop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee leaders in technology transfer, industry, research and entrepreneurship gathered to discuss and provide practical advice to aspiring University of Tennessee Health Sciences (UTHSC) entrepreneurs. The presenters and panelists discussed the mindset, skills and connections needed to translate scientific discovery into real-world impact. The workshop, titled From Discovery to Impact: Entrepreneurship & Industry Partnerships in Health Sciences, was organized and hosted by Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, (read more)
Innovator Spotlight: Meet UT’s Newest Entrepreneur Scientist: Dr. Sudeshna Roy
How strategic schedules, synergy, and AI modeling are fueling modern drug discovery at the UTHSC School of Pharmacy Can you put a breakthrough on a schedule? An old adage says no, but Dr. Sudeshna Roy, primary investigator of the Roy Lab at UT Health Science Center, seems to be able to schedule everything else. “They (read more)