Perseverance, passion, and partnership are three words to describe the work of Lawrence Pfeffer and Duane Miller, researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, who have spent the last decade and a half studying treatment options for glioblastoma, an aggressive, lethal form of brain cancer. We had gotten close to being funded, but (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight
Collaboration Is Key in Neuromorphic Computing Research: TENNLab Research Group Issued Seven Patents, Four Patents Pending
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to support researchers in emerging and developing research fields, including neuromorphic computing, a computing system design modeled after the human brain. The TENNLab Neuromorphic Computing Research Group is made up of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates who are developing hardware and software to aid in the (read more)
Inventor Spotlight: David Anderson
David Anderson, professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Institute of Agriculture, never expected to commercialize technology he created — much less help other faculty and staff navigate their own commercialization journeys. Growing up in a small town surrounded by animals, Anderson always wanted to work with animals and become a veterinarian. During graduate school, (read more)