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Researcher Receives Highest Faculty Honor
The Texas Tech University System today (Dec. 14) approved Vadivel Ganapathy, Ph.D., as a Grover E. Murray Professor. Ganapathy joined the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine in 2014 as professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry after serving in the same capacity for fourteen years at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Abilene student earns second place in ASHP competition
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently announced that Hayley Brazeale, a fourth-year pharmacy student on the TTUHSC Abilene campus, earned a second-place finish in ASHP’s Fall 2017 New Drug Update competition.
Amarillo researchers identify promising compounds to treat neurodegenerative diseases
New compounds designed and synthesized in the lab of Paul Trippier, Ph.D., show the effects of protecting human neurons from a form of cell death common in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
TTUHSC professor helps define new blood pressure guidelines
Eric MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., a professor and chair for the Dept. of Pharmacy Practice in Amarillo, was a member of the interdisciplinary committee that worked on the new blood pressure guidelines released recently by the ACC and AHA.
TTUHSC students participate in WISE 2017
Students from the TTUHSC campus in Amarillo shared their passion for science with local middle school and high school girls at the 2017 Women in Science Endeavors (WISE) Symposium.
Toy Fair Teaches Kids How to Play
As a way to help parents with skill development, the Toy Fair showcased a book published by 175 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center students from the School of Nursing and the School of Health Profession’s Occupational Therapy, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Physical Therapy and Audiology programs.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENROLLMENT REMAINS CONSTANT IN RURAL TEXAS
TTP CEO Brent Magers
Understanding Addiction
Through the Betty Ford Center’s Summer Institute program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center medical students and faculty have a first-hand look at what happens to those suffering from addiction, what struggles the disease brings and how the disease is treated.
Thailand pharmacy students visit Abilene campus
Faculty and staff from TTUHSC Abilene recently hosted a pair of pharmacy students from Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Helping After Harvey
Portia Grant, a senior Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) student, knew she wanted to be a part of the military growing up. Her father served for 28 years in the Army before his retirement, and she wanted to follow in his footsteps, enlisting in the Army in 2011. While she wanted to be a soldier, she also wanted to be a health care provider.
Pharmacy student benefits from national meeting experiences
Peia Lee, a fourth-year student at the School of Pharmacy’s Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) campus, left her mark on the 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual meeting Oct. 7-10 in Phoenix.
Sex and Gender Differences Affect Treatment
The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health held their annual Sex and Gender Differences Symposium on October 27 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). The keynote speaker Alyson McGregor, MDMA, FACEP, director of the Division of Sex and Gender Emergency Medicine and associate professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, focused on physiological differences between men and women, and how these differences play a role in treatment and research.
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