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Local Patient Finds an Ally at TTUHSC

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • June 03, 2019

For years, Canyon resident Ashley Campbell lived with symptoms that eventually would lead to a diagnosis of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system that has many causes.

School of Pharmacy Recognizes Faculty, Staff

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • May 28, 2019

The School of Pharmacy on May 10 conducted its annual Celebration of Achievement to recognize faculty and staff who helped make the 2018-2019 school year a special one.

Dean’s Faculty Appreciation Dinner

  • By Jolene Turpin
  • May 14, 2019

Over 170 School of Medicine faculty were honored for their role in medical education, research, patient care, and administration on May 2nd.

Das Research Published in High-Impact Journal

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • May 06, 2019

A research paper authored by Hiranmoy Das, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, has been accepted for publication by Autophagy, the top-ranking journal related to autophagy research with a current impact factor of 11.10.

Communicating for Aphasia

  • By Amy Skousen
  • April 30, 2019

Aphasia disrupts communication and impairs language processing. This affects every aspect of an individual’s ability to produce or comprehend speech and the ability to read or write. More than two million people in the U.S. are living with aphasia.

Educating Health Care Professionals — One of the Largest Schools in the Nation

  • By Lori Rice Spearman, Ph.D.
  • April 02, 2019

The School of Health Professions continually has expanded to innovatively meet the growing health care needs of this and other communities across the nation. With a high demand for these professions, our school is training some of the most qualified health care professionals.

Values At Work

  • By Jennifer Nanz & Amy Skousen
  • April 01, 2019

In 2018, TTUHSC began its journey to create a sustainable values-based culture.

Pharmacy Faculty Granted Tenure, Promotions

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 14, 2019

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the promotion and tenure of six School of Pharmacy faculty members Feb. 21.

Educating the Next Generation of Physicians

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • February 28, 2019

Williams, originally from Dublin, Ireland, moved to Lubbock, Texas, as an assistant professor in 1995 after completing postdoctoral training in the area of gene regulation and cancer at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland. He was promoted to associate professor in 2001 and served as Director of Research at the Southwest Cancer Research and Treatment Center until 2005.

Prien Named to National Academy of Inventors

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 22, 2019

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Professor Samuel Prien, Ph.D., to the inaugural class of 66 NAI Senior Members.

Answering an Ad for a New Team

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 22, 2019

Dr. Tom Tenner walked into the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the first time April 1, 1978 on what he calls an auspicious day. Thinking back, he stopped to calculate the number of times he has walked into the doors of this university. Subtracting holidays, weekends, sick days and vacations over the past 41 years, he figured — about 9,000 times.

Mentoring Others and Giving It His Best

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 20, 2019

As a 23-year-old college graduate in 1998, Dr. Felix Morales, sat next to astronaut, physician and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine alumnus Dr. Bernard Harris at an event to kick off a new premedical society. Morales was asked by Dr. Leo Vela from the Office of Diversity to help start this organization in order for the undergraduate campus to be more inclusive of all people who may want to go into the medical field.

Karamyan Receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 31, 2019

Vardan T. Karamyan, Ph.D., an associate professor for the School of Pharmacy, was one of four Texas Tech University System faculty members to receive a Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award Jan. 24 in Lubbock.

School of Pharmacy Shines Spotlight on Research

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 29, 2019

The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy on Jan. 29 announced its researchers received more than $9.2 million in new research funding from January 2018 through January 2019.

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