A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) virologist and University of Tennessee Foundation (UTFI) fundraiser are working hard to further the holistic process of drug discovery in the fight against COVID-19 through innovative research and industry partnerships. Michael Whitt is the associate dean and chair of the Department of Medical Education in the UTHSC (read more)
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UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Jeremy Smith
Fighting COVID-19 with supercomputing-based virtual high-throughput screening To date, over four million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide. While promising developments for certain drugs used to treat the respiratory virus continue to emerge, there is currently no cure or widespread treatment plan available. A team from UT and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) led (read more)
Healthcare Apps Provide High-Quality, Patient-Centric Care During COVID-19
COVID-19 is dramatically altering today’s healthcare environment. With many hospitals at risk of being overburdened and outpatient facilities encouraging social distancing measures, healthcare providers face an unprecedented crisis: How can they continue to serve their patient populations effectively without putting themselves or their patients at risk? Two new healthcare apps created by University of Tennessee, (read more)