Smoking is one of the most prominent causes of preventable disease each year in the United States. According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 57.3 million people reported tobacco or nicotine vaping use in the past month. Meanwhile, a 2017 study of smokers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (read more)
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Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Harry Kochat
Plough Center Director dedicated to safely transitioning innovative drug discoveries out of the lab and to patients who need them In 2012, over 700 patients across 20 states received tainted steroid injections, resulting in 64 deaths. Tennessee had 153 of these cases and 16 deaths. This multi-state outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections emphasized (read more)
UTRF Feature Story: CTN2, A Statewide Enabling Collaboration for Clinical Trials
A subsidiary of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee (CTN2) facilitates industry-sponsored clinical trials conducted by University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) clinical research faculty across the state. In just three years, the organization has experienced significant growth, enabling collaboration and innovation across the state to the benefit of all Tennesseans. Launched in (read more)