Bode Olukolu is an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who co-founded a startup, BASEwise Solutions, to bring to market his technology, OmeSeq-qRRS, a next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based reduced representation sequencing (RRS) platform for genotyping and metagenome profiling. Unlike other approaches, Olukolu’s technology only sequences a (read more)
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Employee Spotlight: Raven Edwards
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is pleased to welcome Raven Edwards as its Marketing Manager. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, client relations, and design, Edwards brings a wealth of knowledge to the UTRF team. In her role, Edwards will lead the design and implementation of UTRF’s marketing initiatives, ensure communication efforts (read more)
Employee Spotlight: Kusum Rathore
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently welcomed Kusum Rathore as the new Vice President of UTRF’s Multi-Campus Office. Before becoming VP, Rathore spent several years at UTRF as a Licensing Assistant and Technology Manager. I’m so pleased to name Kusum as the newest VP of UTRF,” said UTRF President Maha Krishnamurthy. “She spent years (read more)