The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is grateful for the hard work and dedication of its employees. One valuable member of the UTRF team, Senior Staff Attorney Lakita Cavin at the UT Health Science Center Office, has left UTRF to accept a position with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) after fifteen years of (read more)
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UTRF Partners with UTHSC College of Pharmacy to Teach Students about Pharmaceutical Commercialization
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently partnered with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy to establish a four-week rotation for pharmacy students to learn about pharmaceutical commercialization. This month, UTRF welcomed the program’s first two participants: third-year pharmacy students Imran Khan and Taylor Wisdom. During the rotation, students will learn (read more)
UTRF Welcomes Connor Perryman
In January 2022, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation welcomed new team member Connor Perryman. Perryman, a recent doctoral graduate from UT, joins UTRF as its newest Assistant Technology Manager, where he will work with innovators from UT-Knoxville. Perryman, a Tennessee native, graduated from UT with his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry in December 2021. His (read more)