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)
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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)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Nawajes Mandal
UTHSC researcher studies sphingolipid signaling in ocular and neurodegenerative disease and diabetes Dr. Nawajes Mandal has spent his career at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) trying to better understand lipid and sphingolipid signaling in ocular and neurodegenerative disease and diabetes. One of his current projects may help slow the progression of retinal degeneration, (read more)